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Wildlife Figurines

	The variety of life in nature can be compared to a vast library of unread books, and the plundering of nature is comparable to the random discarding of whole volumes without having opened them, and learned from them.- Peter Mathiessen Wildlife art could be said, to be man’s first expression of his creative side. By far, the earliest examples of artwork in almost any culture, comprise images of animals that were part of daily life for those who painted them on the walls of caves, or carved them into rocks.

Sea Otter Figurine

Amazing detail
Painted resin
8 x 5.5 x 3.75 inches

Chipmunks Figurine

Winsome characters
Painted resin
6.25 x 6.25 x 6 inches

Running Buffaloes Figurine

Striking and powerful
Resin, wood base
7 x 5 x 8 inches

Running Deer Figurine

Exquisitely sculpted
Resin, wood base
8 x 6 x 7 inches

Raccoons Figurine

Nature's whimsy
Resin, wood base
6 x 4 x 4 inches

Deer and Fawn Figurine

Undefinable appeal
Resin, wood base
Figures: 4 x 3 x 4 inches

Walking Cougar

Amazing detail
Cold cast resin
13.5 x 13 inches

Whitetail Deer Encounter

Wildlife art
Painted resin
13 x 5 x 6 inches

Whitetail Deer Figurine

Incredible detail
Hand cast, hand painted
11 x 7 x 9 inches

Mule Deer Bust

Outstanding craftsmanship
Handpainted resin
13 x 11 x 18 inches.

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Penguin Figurine

Charming sculpture
Handpainted sculpture
8 x 6 x 7 inches

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Blue Shark Figurine

Wonderfully Detailed
16 Inches Long

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Hippo Figurine

Lifelike Recreation
9 Inches Long
Painted Resin

Restful Harvest Mouse Figurine

Finely detailed
Painted resin
6 x 4 x 2.5 inches.

Rattlesnake Figurine

Fantastic craftsmanship
Painted resin
3 x 3 x 3 inches

Gertrude Snail Figurine

Decorative accent
Natural finish concrete
5.75 x 3.25 x 3.24 inches

Gordy Groundhog Figurine

Adorable pose
Natural finish concrete
4.5 x 6.5 x 4 inches.

Hazel Hedgehog Figurine

Adorable design
Natural finish concrete
4.5 x 6 x 5 inches

Buffalo Couple Figurine

Distincitive wildlife figurine
Painted resin. Wood base
9.5 x 8 x 7 inches.

Mountain Ram Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
10 Inches Long

Red Fox Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
7 Inches Long

Mud Rhino Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
9 Inches Long

Buffalo Trio Figurine

Magnificent craftsmanship
Painted resin. Wood base
10 x 8 x 8 inches

Raccoon Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Handpainted Resin
7 Inches Tall

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Whitetailed Deer Figurine

Lifelike Detailing
Gray Rock Collection
11 Inches x 6 Inches x 13 1/2 Inches

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Standing Buffalo Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
Wooden Base
8 Inches Long

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Mountain Goats Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
17 Inches Long

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Manatee Family Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
6 1/2 Inches Tall

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Hazel Hedgehog Figurine

Adorable design
Natural finish concrete
4.5 x 6 x 5 inches

Sheep Set

Set of 6
3 Inches Tall Each
Handpainted Resin

Rhino Figurine Set

Set of 6
4 Inches Long Each
Handpainted Resin

Seal and Sea Lions on Ice

4 1/2 Inches Tall
Handpainted Resin

Bronze Bighorn Sheep Figurine

Wonderfully Made
7 1/2 Inches Tall
Made of Handpainted Cold Cast Resin

Bronze Deer Figurine

Wonderfully Detailed
7 1/2 Inches Tall
Made of Handpainted Cold Cast Resin

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Wildlife Figurines

In the beginning of even the most primitive societies, animals were killed for food, and a hunter’s pride in his bounty, didn’t preclude his honoring the creatures of the wild for their gifts. Some cultures developed animal worship, where various members of the local wildlife took on magical or mystical characteristics and powers. At one time or another, birds, wolves, eagles, and even cats, have been worshipped as gods.

As man became “civilized”, wild animals figured less in their daily needs for things such as shelter, food and clothing. With progress came cloth, domestication and the raising of animals on farms, and the skills/tools to build homes from wood instead of skins and poles. There was still a sense of value in the land, and the creatures who inhabited it.

But as civilization rocketed forward into the industrial era, and on into today’s technological revolution, man’s expansion for new cities, bigger cities, and more space to satisfy the growth of industry and housing, drove wildlife back into other habitats, and sometimes into extinction.

Fortunately, man’s sense of oneness with nature, and his artistic skills remained, and as a result, society is blessed to have fine wildlife art in a number of mediums, that dates back centuries.

Right around the time of the Revolutionary War, English ex-patriot George Abbot was making an exceptionally good living in Virginia and the Georgia colonies with his renditions of the native American wildlife. Few samples however, remained in America. They were exported to England, often accompanied by live specimens of the animal he portrayed.

Another early wildlife artist’s reputation was actually made on those specimens. Sarah Stone was employed by the eccentric Sir Ashton Lever, who collected just about anything that flew, galloped, walked or crawled. She was assigned the task of illustrating the many creatures he had acquired. When Sir Lever died in 1806, his collection was so massive, it took 65 days to auction, and its prize specimens were scattered to the four corners of the Earth. Only Sarah’s book of illustrations remained intact.

Abbot would contribute even further to Americans’ appreciation of wildlife, when he took Alexander Wilson under his artistic wing. The man who went on to become the Father of American Ornithology, would in turn, mentor John James Audobon, whose wildlife books overshadowed the early and valuable contributions of artists who are now almost totally obscured by history.

Starting almost as early as the first paintings, man began producing wildlife figurines, first, in primitive renderings carved from animal bones, and when tools came along, other materials such as marble and wood. As crafts were developed, nature and wildlife became favorite themes in clay and pottery figures, bronze castings, hand-painted porcelain, and the very exquisite crystal wildlife figurines, all so detailed that they seem ready to leap or fly off your hand. In groups or singly, these entrancing figures add a touch of the wild to any room, whether you choose an American-crafted deer in mid-flight, or the delicately carved gazelle from Africa.

Wildlife Odds and Ends

Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
The hearts and blood vessels of bats have adapted to their upside down life, in order not to overload the brain with blood
Only female reindeer have antlers in winter, which calls into question, the sex of Santa’s sleigh team
Among the woodcock’s many oddities, is that the small bird’s eyes are set far back on a head that is almost upside down in the way it sits on the short neck. But its brain, really is upside down inside the skull.
The rhinoceros’ name was derived from the Greek root word “rhino” for nose, since their horn was so large, people thought of them as nosy.
Forget the tomato juice when the skunk sprays your dog. Use a bath of one quart 2% hydrogen peroxide, ¼ cup baking soda, and one teaspoon of dish soap.