Sculpture Gallery
Our sculpture gallery includes sculptures for sale (in the top section of the gallery) and others in private/public placements (in the lower section). These sculptures represent Dale's interpretation of intimate encounters with wildlife throughout the world.
A minimum of 50% of net proceeds from all sales will be donated to wildlife conservation causes. Please contact us if you are interested in an available piece in the gallery or a new commission.
Just Settling In
Elevated Perspective
Jumpin’ Jack in the Pulpit
Run Like the Wind
Leap of Faith
Serenity
Ira Hudson Lesser Yellow Legs
Sweet Cheeks
In My Dreams
A Watchful Eye
Petroglyphic Paradigm: Black Panther
The Tipping Point
Physics Lesson
The Gatekeeper
Petroglyphic Paradigm: Black Rhino
Enigma
Catching the Scent
Petroglyphic Paradigm: Giraffe
Preening Queen
Petroglyphic Paradigm: Macaque Monkeys
The Secret
A Fractured Existence
Hellbender's Rock
The Sage
Patience
In Harm's Way
Four Brick Chimney
Rainbow
Cliff Dweller
Just Hangin’
Out on a Limb
Riding the White Wind
Love Knot
Lofty Perspecitve
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Just Settling In
(Red wolf & pup)
Alabaster
27" W x 6" D x 22" H The first time we saw a red wolf, we fell in love. This stone had the perfect coloration for a mom and her pup.
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Elevated Perspective
(Snowy owl)
Bronze
9"H
First carved in snowy alabaster, the snowy owl was cast as a bronze with a limited edition of 50. We are proud 100% of all proceeds are being donated to The Roger Tory Peterson Institute for wildlife conservation programs.
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Jumpin’ Jack in the Pulpit
(tree frog)
Bronze edition of 20
5“ W x 5” D x 11” H
Sometimes ideas appear in the stone which catch me totally off guard. In this case, it was a tree frog nestled in one of nature’s cradles, a jack in the pulpit. The original rendering was in green serpentine stone. And the cool thing is it holds water or a small plant.
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Run Like the Wind
(guinea fowl)
Virginia steatite on steel
16” W x 7” D x 17” H Have you ever seen a guinea fowl in full gate? They give you the sense that they’re being propelled by an invisible wind.
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Leap of Faith
(polar bear)
Colorado alabaster
24” W x 13” D x 18” H
The stone coloration told me there was a polar bear waiting inside this piece of snowy alabaster. The veining in the stone just added an extra layer of magic to the sculpture.
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Serenity
(tundra swan)
Marble
36” W x 24” D x 12” H
There is nothing (at least in my mind) that personifies grace and fluidity more than a slumbering swan. The white marble raises its elegance to an even higher level. Beautiful outdoor sculpture that would compliment any garden or fountain.
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Ira Hudson Lesser Yellow Legs
(lesser yellow legs shorebird)
Bronze edition of 10
9” W x 6” D x 13” H
I created this bronze to pay homage to my father. He painted a watercolor of this magnificent shorebird decoy for a Winchester Press publication. I lovingly recreated it in wood and stone before casting it in bronze.
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Sweet Cheeks
(chipmunk)
Marble on steel
23” W x 6” D x 14” H
You cannot believe how many acorns a chipmunk can cram into its cheeks. This piece of Carrara marble brought a sense of elegance to such a gluttonous spectacle.
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In My Dreams
(trout)
Bronze edition of 10
24” W x 21” D x 11” H
This is a bronze casting of a piece I sculpted in Colorado alabaster inspired by a small watercolor my father gave me when I was 10. It was a challenging project for the foundry to create a mold from the delicate stone original without damaging it. They did a remarkable job, including the exquisite patina.
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A Watchful Eye
(gorilla)
Virginia steatite
14 “ W x 7” D x 18” H
The shape of the rock determined the destiny of this piece of stone. I could see the perfect profile of the face of a silver back gorilla. The coloration in the stone was an extra dividend Mother Nature threw in for me. The brown and black perfectly mimic the actual fur coloring.
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Petroglyphic Paradigm: Black Panther
(black panther)
Virginia steatite
16" W x 12" D x 10" H
This is part of my Petroglyphic Paradigm series. The first image of this piece came to me from the opposite side, as a petroglyph. It's as much about the water as it is about the panther.
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The Tipping Point
(African elephant)
Virginia steatite and alabaster on steel
28” W x 10” D x 20” H
There was the quintessential profile of an elephant with its trunk extended in this piece of steatite. It seemed to be reaching out of the stone.
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Physics Lesson
(green kingfisher)
Alabaster on Virginia steatite
15” W x 13” D x 16” H
This piece is as much about the books as it is about the green king fisher. It’s a tutorial on the basic forces of nature which are a consequence of our actions. For every action we take, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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The Gatekeeper
(barred owl)
Alabaster
18” W x 12” D x 18” H
This piece was inspired by veining in the alabaster that perfectly mimicked the banding around the bird’s head. I released as much of the bird as the stone would allow.
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Petroglyphic Paradigm: Black Rhino
(black rhino)
Virginia steatite
24” W x 16” D x 18” H
This piece is part of my Petroglyphic Paradigm Series. Once again, my first glimpse of this beautiful beast was as a two-dimensional petroglyph. The bas-relief of the rhino came afterward. The stone possesses the perfect dusty quality of the rhino.
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Enigma
(Western lowland gorilla)
Virginia steatite
12” W x 15” D x 17” H
I literally could see this beautiful beast in the stone, with its cocked head and enigmatic countenance. What it must be conjuring?
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Catching the Scent
(red fox)
Bronze edition of 20
6” W x 7” D x 11” H
I actually saw a red fox in this pose up on the Mogollon Rim outside Flagstaff, AZ in 1968. While I didn't have a camera, it was indelibly etched in my mind. This was a maquette for a life sized sculpture.
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Petroglyphic Paradigm: Giraffe
(giraffe)
Virginia steatite
12” W x 10” D x 27” H
This is another in the Petroglyphic Paradigm Series. When I first studied this stone, I could see the head and neck of a giraffe as it was reaching for sustenance up in a tree. As was the case in the other subjects in this series, my initial perception was in two dimensions, and not in three.
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Preening Queen
(tawny eagle)
Italian marble
16” W x 12” D x 22” H
I left this piece of marble untouched for over ten years, not entirely sure what it possessed. When I saw the tawny eagle in Tanzania for the first time, I knew what had been waiting for me.
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Petroglyphic Paradigm: Macaque Monkeys
(macaque monkeys)
Virginia steatite
16" W x 18" D x 15" H
Another of my Petroglyphic Paradigm pieces. When gazing at the opposite side of this piece of stone, I could instantly see two lion tailed macaques staring into one another's eyes.
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The Secret
(harris hawk)
Alabaster
16” W x 8” D x 15” H
Birds of prey (like this harris hawk) will spread their wing over their possession to keep it from the curious eye. It’s known as mantling. You wonder what secret it’s keeping from us.
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A Fractured Existence
(African elephant)
Virginia steatite and alabaster on steel
10” W x 15” D x 13” H
The stone only gave me a portion of this elephant to unearth, which made it an even stronger statement. It speaks to the tenuous predicament of these marvels.
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Hellbender's Rock
(Eastern hellbender)
Colorado alabaster 20" W x 20" D X 12" H
Sometimes you just have to be patient with the stone giving you direction. It took over 10 years for this piece of alabaster to finally divulge what it was sheltering, a magnificent hellbender salamander.
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The Sage
(raven)
Virginia steatite on Indiana limestone
24” W x 22” D x 48” H
Now this is how you would envision such a majestic bird as it peruses its domain. Truly Mother Nature at her finest. The Virginia Steatite, from which the raven is cut, perfectly mimics the coloration of the bird.
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Patience
(Louisiana heron)
Virginia steatite
24” W x 9” D x 10” H
The neck of this type of heron is almost snakelike. I wanted this particular part of its anatomy to unearth itself completely from the stone.
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In Harm's Way
(brown trout)
Bronze
30" L
Three 30" trout were cast in bronze for a magnificent waterfall in Aspen, CO. The installation proved quite a challenge. You can actually feel the fish fighting their way upstream.
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Four Brick Chimney
(mourning doves)
Alabaster on marble
12” W x 10” D x 20” H
While on the Isle of Wight I encountered two mourning doves perched atop a small chimney. When I found this piece of white marble it reminded me of that chimney. All I needed to do was create two mourning doves to complete the memory.
Private/Public Collection -
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Rainbow
(rainbow trout)
Alabaster on wood
17” W x 11” D x 9” H
There was no doubt in my mind what this stone held. I could see it at the very first glance, a rainbow trout in its full fall colors. I love it when the stone gives me such a wonderful direction to take.
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Cliff Dweller
(fruit bat)
Virginia steatite on steel
8” W x 8” D x 17” H
I’ve spent time exploring caves for bats. They can append themselves to just about anything, including the rock faces in caves. They’re very tenacious individuals.
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Just Hangin’
(flying fox bat)
Virginia steatite on wood and steel
20” W x 10” D x 18” H
I am absolutely captivated by bats. There is a prehistoric beauty to them. Their ability to fly without the assistance of feathers never ceases to amaze me.
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Out on a Limb
(leopard)
Alabaster on steel
21” W x 11” D x 14” H
The coloration and texturing in this stone led me to see there was a leopard residing inside. It makes it so easy when the path to the end point is so evident.
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Riding the White Wind
(snowy owl)
Marble on steel
35” W x 26” D x 26” H
This life sized snowy owl, sculpted from white marble, is installed at Brookgreen Garden in Pawley’s Island, SC. The steel base was designed to allow the owl to pulse vertically in the wind ever so slightly, allowing the bird to come to life as the breeze passes over.
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Love Knot
(African elephants - mother and child)
Virginia steatite and alabaster on steel
24” W x 16” D x 15” H
I actually viewed a mother and its baby entwined like this in Tanzania. How beautiful an expression of love.
Private/Public Collection. In our collection, since It was a wedding present to ourselves!, -
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Lofty Perspecitve
(red tailed hawk)
Virginia steatite on Indiana Limestone
24" W x 8" D x 96" H
This life sized red tailed hawk is perched at the Ward Museum in Salisbury, MD. I wanted to create a sense of elegance and pride for the main entrance of this impressive facility.
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