by John Toomey | Aug 26, 2019 | Sculptures
Sculpture Fix Bayonets Bust of a first world war soldier. The soldier is fixing his bayonet prior to going over the top… He is aware that he is facing certain death… Exhibit Info The end figure will be in bronze. As this item progresses more photographs...
by John Toomey | Aug 26, 2019 | Sculptures
Sculpture Trafalgar Bust of a seafarer. One has to look at the expression on his face. He could be a gunner. He could be a deck hand. He sees the French approaching and knows that battle will soon commence… Standing nearby is a duty officer or officer of the...
by John Toomey | Aug 26, 2019 | Sculptures
Sculpture The Blacksmiths Daughter The inspiration for this piece came from observing this young girl. Initially she was standing outside her father’ forge. I also took photographs. The piece is taken from an actual incident, which I had observed. This young lady was...
by John Toomey | Aug 26, 2019 | Sculptures
Sculpture Agincourt The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day) modern-day Agincourt, in northern France. Henry Fifth’s victory at Agincourt, against a numerically...
by John Toomey | Aug 26, 2019 | Sculptures
Sculpture The Somme The inspiration for this piece came from unpublished sepia photographs seen in Saint George’s Chapel at Ypres. The photograph showed a dead soldier lying in a trench. Two large rats were eating the side of his face. The base of the piece uses the...
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