{"id":52024,"date":"2016-02-14T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godinart.com\/?p=52024"},"modified":"2018-04-23T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T15:02:37","slug":"just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godinart.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/14\/just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Getting Started!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are reading this you have probably seen the new Godin Art website (<strong><em>www.GodinArt.com<\/em><\/strong>).\u00a0 If you read through some of the sections especially the \u201cbiography\u201d it will give you a little insight into what has inspired me over many years to continue to pursue my desire to create great works of art featuring the subjects I have such a deep passion for, creatures from the avian world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy looking through the newly designed galleries.\u00a0\u00a0 These have been updated with a lot of my most current work including several of my most recent Best in World winning pieces.\u00a0\u00a0 There is also a new Gallery entitled <strong>Other Artwork<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes there are other artistic things I have done not directly related to three-dimensional wildfowl sculpture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the sculpture of <strong><em>Emma<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 That was such a challenging project, but in the end incredibly rewarding.\u00a0 Of course a dog is a mammal and actually I have twice before in the past made a mammal.\u00a0\u00a0 In the 1982 Best in World Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl piece <strong><em>Along the Grand \u2013 Black ducks and Muskrat<\/em><\/strong> I chose to sculpt and paint the Muskrat as a third subject in the design.\u00a0 In 1985 I made a piece entitled <strong><em>Startled!\u00a0 Black-billed Magpie and Deer Mouse<\/em><\/strong> designed to show a great reaction between the mouse and the bird.\u00a0\u00a0 I still remember capturing the Deer Mouse and spending the winter with it in my work room. \u00a0\u00a0Regarding the <strong><em>Emma<\/em><\/strong> sculpture, there is an element in this piece that ties her to the avian world.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>Emma,<\/em><\/strong> the Setter, is actually pointing a Ruffed Grouse and although the bird is not carved, you can see the reflection of the flushing bird in the painted eye of the dog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In future entries in this catalog of thoughts, I will want to talk about many ideas I have about bird sculpture.\u00a0\u00a0 I am sure there will be a lot of tangential roads I will wander down.\u00a0\u00a0 I would like to hear any comments you would like to give whether you agree with me or maybe more importantly disagree.\u00a0 It will be interesting for sure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, take a look on my Facebook page (<strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pat-GodinGodin-Art-957358590984822\/?ref=hl<\/strong>) and you will find a bunch of valuable and interesting bird carving and painting tips (click on the Facebook link on the website).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am currently working on pieces that will be entered at the Ward World Championship competition In Ocean City in April.\u00a0 So I may be little slow in posting new discussions here, but be patient.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have been so fortunate to have had the opportunity to create bird sculpture for a living.\u00a0\u00a0 This is truly the only full time \u201cjob\u201d I have every had.\u00a0\u00a0 How rewarding it has been and like I said I am just getting started!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are reading this you have probably seen the new Godin Art website (www.GodinArt.com).\u00a0 If you read through some of the sections especially the \u201cbiography\u201d it will give you a little insight into what has inspired me over many years to continue to pursue&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Just Getting Started! - Godin Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover 14-time World Champion Wildfowl Artist, Pat Godin. 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