2018 CLA Live Auction: Taking Aim Sculpture by Joshua Shepherd

Independent…rugged…self-reliant. Few images in our nation’s history are as enduring as that of the quintessential American frontiersman. For this year’s CLF fundraising auction, artist Joshua Shepherd has created a unique sculpture – Taking Aim - that pays fitting homage to the legendary longhunters who helped carve a nation out of a forbidding wilderness.

Directly modeled in sculptor’s epoxy, the frontiersman sports an iconic hunter’s frock, broad-brimmed hat, powder horn, antler handled long knife, and, of course, flintlock rifle. Measuring approximately 19 inches wide and 17 inches high, this low-relief wall sculpture features a hand-applied bronze finish. It’s an original, one-of-a-kind sculpture straight from the artist’s hands.

“The CLA is the preeminent arts organization of today’s longrifle culture,” says the artist, “and we’re fortunate that such an association is actively preserving the unique heritage arts that are a crucial part in our nation’s past.”

For more information on the work of Joshua Shepherd, see https://shepherdsculpture.wordpress.com
Or contact the sculptor directly at oldnorthweststudio@gmail.com 

Text by Joshua Shepherd and photos by Joshua Shepherd

2014 CLA Live Auction: "The Frontiersman” by Josh Shepherd

Josh Shepherd created this piece  Ttitled "The Frontiersman” it is 21" tall and made of hydrostone with a hand-applied finish.  It's a limited edition of 50; This is number 14 (In honor of 1814 and in keeping with the theme of the auction. The round hat, rifle and hunting shirt are characteristic of the working frontier  and the  detail on the horn, bag , and belt are remarkable. "The Frontiersman" is a well done casting catching the essence of the American frontiersmen looking for the next challenge

Josh is a noted contemporary artist  and has a article on Effigies on the American Frontier in the latest issue of American Traditions.

Copy by Heinz Ahlers with photo by Josh Shepherd.