This was the first of my forays into recreating paintings from Art History. Diana The Huntress, based on a famous painting by the school of Fontainbleau, was the subject of one of my earliest conversions. I used a Historex nude converted for the main figure and carved the hunting dog out of sprue plastic. over thirty years ago, I discovered that melted sprue in liquid adhesives could be shaped and used in conversions. The dog running out from the bush is based on a direct interpretation of the painting, which also suggests a longer left foot for Diana. Bow and string were all made from carved plastic and stretched sprue. I placed the whole scene in a plastic food container, with the base created on the lid. This piece has never been opened since it was first made about 36 years ago.
Diana The Huntress
I continued on with this theme and created a scene from Allegory of Venus, by Bronzini. King Francis I had this painting done of his mistress. Some Preiser figures were used, together with Xmas toy figures. The whole scene was placed in a plastic egg. This was made about 10 years ago.
Allegory of Venus, by Bronzini.
And the last piece, a neo-classical painting of Paris and Helen by Jacque Louis David, was also made about 10 years back, but remains unfinished. It is a bas relief, only the front features are fully modelled.
Paris and Helen
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