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Orgulhoso - gallant, lofty,
majestic, proud (having or displaying great dignity or nobility).
This name aptly describes my latest piece, a traditional sized
Portuguese Lusitano performing a brilliant passage. This
fellow was a very long time coming, having been started many, many
years ago and set aside to languish as, at the time, I didn't feel I
had the skill to do him justice. After the success of Recoloso,
I decided it was time to resurrect him out of the "to-do" box and
finish him. Having been started so long ago, and having gained
valuable insight sculpting Recoloso, I discovered many things that
needed correcting, which were done, resulting in a superb
representation of a Lusitano stallion. Orgulhoso is
structurally very
correct, having accurate conformation for his breed and
properly placed and defined muscling. Just look at those
rippling shoulders!
He features:
Wrinkles in
all the right places (and they're not overdone!!)
Wrinkling
between the nostrils and on the upper lip and chin
A correctly
braided forelock and mane
Properly
placed and sized chestnuts
Correctly
placed and sized veining
He even has
teeth (they don't show in the pics, but they're there!)
Plus, he's
very tack friendly!!
My photos don't do him the justice he
deserves, but if you like what you see here, I know you'd like what
you see even better in person (I've heard this about Recoloso as
well). He definitely has an air of nobility about him and
should more than hold his own in any Spanish breed class. His
base is removable for easy transport to and from shows and he stands
extremely stable. In fact, before making the base and
inserting the pins in the two hooves, on a level table he would
stand very steady in a perfect two point stance.
UPDATE as of 2/7/09. Since there hasn't been too much interest
in this fine fellow, I have closed the edition and will only be offering
him either fully prepped and primed, and/or painted through MH$P. For those who have purchased one (or more), I
thank you for your support of this piece. For those who were
thinking about it, well, you're out of luck!! I'm not sure
exactly what the final count is at the moment, but it appears there will be
less than 30 made, including the ones I'm retaining for myself. To
see pictures of painted pieces, please see the
Orgulhoso Gallery.
Click on any of the captions or
pictures to see larger views of him.
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