1. ‘In Repose ll’ commission by John Brown
2013

2. 7in (18cm) maquette in plasticine for ‘In Repose ll’
for scaling up to completed size of 66in (170cm) in length

3. ‘In Repose ll’ commission – 2013 For ease of carving and handling I decided to divide the sculpture in two. The shape was marked out on the polystyrene and shaping commenced.

4. ‘In Repose ll’ commission 2013
Establishing the back of the first half

5. In Repose ll commission 2013 Establishing the front of the first half

6. In Repose commission 2013
Further refining of the first half

7. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013
Smoothing the back
Roughing out the second half

8. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013 Roughed out sections joined together

9. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013
Smoothed sections plastered before sanding.

10. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013
Plastered and sanded sections joined together

11. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013 Completed figure ready for casting

12. In Repose commission 2013 Reverse of completed figure before casting

13. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013

14. ‘In Repose’ commission 2013

15. ‘John Brown’ with ‘In Repose’