Creating a large bronze sculpture - George Washington on his horse at Freedom's Foundation Valley Forge, PA.

I'd like to share the progress of a bronze monument as it goes from creation as a clay sculpture through the bronze casting process. This is a monument I created with Stan Watts. Mr. Watts sculpted the likeness of George Washington, while I sculpted the likeness of his 1/2 Arabian stallion Blueskin.

Here you can see George and his horse roughed in in clay.the basic forms are blocked in. The horse is closer to being finished because it had to be pretty far along in order for us to ensure the proper placement of General Washington in his saddle.

We used a model in costume in order to get the details of the uniform and cloak correct.

Kim Corpany sculpting George Washington's horse for the bronze monument while Stan Watts sculpts General George Washington.

Next time: the finished clay sculpture

See more bronze horse sculptures by Kim Corpany at

www.corpany.com