Lynx Legacy - Westminster, CO
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 53.241 W 105° 04.569
13S E 493489 N 4415257
This mother lynx looks to be protecting her young.
Waymark Code: WMDRCJ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2012
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"The Mother Lynx assumes a protective stance over her young. As the lynx struggles to perpetuate its species, the birth of a kitten is a very special occasion. The survival of that kitten to adulthood is even more of a challenge, and this lynx mother is determined to meet that challenge. Assuming a protective stance over her young, she is going to do whatever it takes to insure its survival. The next generation is this Lynx Mother’s legacy. This life-size version of the smaller “Lynx Legacy” was commissioned for The Shops at Walnut Creek Shopping Center in Westminster, Colorado." (from (
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From the sculptor: "Animals have always held a special place in my heart, from a childhood where stuffed animals and animal figurines took the place of dolls, and recurring nightmares of being stalked by big cats evolved into wonder-filled dreams of friendly encounters with them, to my present love of my own cats and passion for mingling with the magnificent creatures on safari in Africa or in our own wild areas of the American West.
Now I create sculptures of animals. They depict the life force of the animal, in all of its visual splendor, rather than a realistic depiction of outward appearances. Although I keep the animal’s basic form true to reality, it is my interpretation of that form, motion and inner spirit that is my art. Though I work directly in clay without preliminary drawings, I use line, released from two dimensions into three, to express the beauty, grace and power I see in the animal form. I call this “Interpretive Realism”.
My style has been described as hard-edged yet soft, sensitive yet powerful. It is a combination of my great appreciation for the wondrous qualities of beauty, power and profound innocence that I sense in the animals, and the blending of realism and abstraction in my visual interpretations, that imbues my sculpture with these qualities.
In my heart, I cannot understand the insensitivity of so many to the treasures we have in the animals. To do them justice, I must make each sculpture a treasure, a jewel, an inspiration to others to cherish these creatures as I do." (excerpted from (
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