mike greenfield
Mediums Used
Mike has always been interested in art. While in college he took art appreciation classes along with classes involving the study of the human body such as anatomy and kinesiology. After taking classes from local artists in Burbank, California, he began drawing using pencil and pen and ink. Upon moving to Lake Tahoe, CA he began to study watercolor and combined watercolor with my pen and ink drawings. Later, he began exploring the three dimensional art of sculpting. Mike took classes at UCLA and enrolled in bronzing classes at Lake Tahoe Community College. It was at LTCC that he learned the entire bronzing process. After moving to Goodyear, Arizona
Mike began taking classes at the Scottsdale Art School in Scottsdale, Arizona where he had the opportunity to study under Cowboy Artists of America, John Coleman and Orland Joe.
Twelve years ago Mike started on a new path by sculpting stone and combining it with bronze. Mike said that this has been the most difficult artwork he has done. Working with 30, 100, 500 pounds stones that are almost as hard as diamonds requires the use of diamond saws and tools. Sometimes he will have a stone in my studio for a month, turning it, handling it and looking at it from different angles, trying to see what is in the stone. How does the color in the stone run? What is the shape the stone will want to take? Then, after he decides on a shape he must decide what bronze will go with the stone. Will it be a man or women? Will it be passive or aggressive? Will the motion of the piece be in the stone or will the motion be in the bronze or in both? The last thing Mike must consider is that when turning the wax into bronze it will shrink about 7 percent. He has to make the wax so the finished bronze will still fit the stone. When finished, he want his piece to draw you in and for you to feel what the subject is feeling.
he want his buyers to be able to connect on an emotional level with their piece. If he is able to do this, he has accomplished what he set out to do.
I am a juried member of:
Western Artist of America
Arizona Art Alliance
Sonoran Art League
I am a signature member of:
Southwest Premier Artist
Western Premier Artist
Arts of Estrella
I have participated in over 10 juried shows a year in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona for the past several years.
My work has received first place, second place and honorable mention awards.
I was the featured artist at the Sonoran Art League’s Out West Art Festival, and the Premier Southwest Artists’ Casa Grande
Art Festival.
My art has been in the following galleries:
Navaro Gallery, Sedona, AZ
Mountain Spirits, Prescott, AZ
Gray Leaf Gallery, AZ
The Gallery at the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
The Gallery at the Boulders, Carefree, AZ
Rogoway’s Gallery Turquoise Tortoise, Tubac, AZ
Wind Rush Gallery, AZ
Arroyo Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Dolphin Gallery, Maui Hawaii
I have always been interested in art. While in college I took art appreciation classes along with classes involving the study of the human body such as anatomy and kinesiology. After taking classes from local artists in Burbank, California, I began drawing using pencil and pen and ink. Upon moving to Lake Tahoe, CA I began to study watercolor and combined watercolor with my pen and ink drawings. Later, I began exploring the three dimensional art of sculpting. I took classes at UCLA and enrolled in bronzing classes at Lake Tahoe Community College, one of only 10 colleges in California with a foundry. It was at LTCC that I learned the entire bronzing process. After moving to Goodyear, Arizona I began taking classes at the Scottsdale Art School in Scottsdale, Arizona where I had the opportunity to study under Cowboy Artists of America, John Coleman and Orland Joe.
Twelve years ago I started on a new path by sculpting stone and combining it with bronze. This has been the most difficult artwork I`ve done. Working with 30, 100, 500 pounds stones that are almost as hard as diamonds requires the use of diamond saws and tools. Sometimes I will have a stone in my studio for a month, turning it, handling it and looking at it from different angles, trying to see what is in the stone. How does the color in the stone run? What is the shape the stone will want to take? Then, after I decide on a shape I must decide what bronze will go with the stone. Will it be a man or women? Will it be passive or aggressive? Will the motion of the piece be in the stone or will the motion be in the bronze or in both? The last thing I must consider is that when turning the wax into bronze it will shrink about 7 percent. I have to make the wax so the finished bronze will still fit the stone. When I finish, I want my piece to draw you in and for you to feel what the subject is feeling. I want my buyers to be able to connect on an emotional level with their piece. If I am able to do this, I have accomplished what I set out to do.
In all my art I have been drawn to the native cultures of America because of their complexities. On one hand you see a family oriented self reliant society that believes that all things, the sun, moon, trees, wind, and mountains, come from an unseen and eternal Great Spirit. The land was put here by the Great Spirit and cannot be sold because it does not belong to anyone. The Great Spirit works in almost everything. I am fascinated by their legends that explain how the world around them works. These were self-reliant people who had to live off what they could take from their environment. They were proud, noble people with a rich background of song and visual art. Without modern tools they made magnificent weapons, and intricate clothing and costumes. You can see in their faces inner strength, wisdom and patience. On the other hand you see a proud, fearless and sometimes savage people. They believed that brave men yields neither to fear nor anger, desire, nor agony: he is at all times master of himself. To them death had not terror, it was to be met with simplicity and perfect calm, seeking only an honorable end a last gift to ones family and descendants. They defended themselves against overwhelming odds. They fought for the land that was the dust and blood of our ancestors. In my sculpture I try to capture the characteristics of this culture. I want you to look into the faces of my sculptures and see their soul.
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I am a juried member of:
Western Artist of America
Arizona Art Alliance
Sonoran Art League
I am a signature member of:
Southwest Premier Artist
Western Premier Artist
Arts of Estrella
I have participated in over 10 juried shows a year in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona for the past several years.
My work has received first place, second place and honorable mention awards.
I was the featured artist at the Sonoran Art League’s Out West Art Festival, and the Premier Southwest Artists’ Casa Grande
Art Festival.
My art has been in the following galleries:
Navaro Gallery, Sedona, AZ
Mountain Spirits, Prescott, AZ
Gray Leaf Gallery, AZ
The Gallery at the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
The Gallery at the Boulders, Carefree, AZ
Rogoway’s Gallery Turquoise Tortoise, Tubac, AZ
Wind Rush Gallery, AZ
Arroyo Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Sculptures by mike greenfield
Credentials
Qualifications
Art classes at California State University Northridge, UCLA, Lake Tahoe Community Collage, Scottsdale Art School
Art classes taken from various artist.,Art classes at California State University Northridge, UCLA, Lake Tahoe Community Collage, Scottsdale Art School
Art classes taken from various artist.Exhibitions
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Awards
I have participated in over 10 juried shows a year in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona for the past several years.
My work has received first place, second place and honorable mention awards.
I was the featured artist at the Sonoran Art League’s Out West Art Festival, and the Premier Southwest Artists’ Casa Grande
Art Festival.
I have always been interested in art. While in college I took art appreciation classes along with classes involving the study of the human body such as anatomy and kinesiology. After taking classes from local artists in Burbank, California, I began drawing using pencil and pen and ink. Upon moving to Lake Tahoe, CA I began to study watercolor and combined watercolor with my pen and ink drawings. Later, I began exploring the three dimensional art of sculpting. I took classes at UCLA and enrolled in bronzing classes at Lake Tahoe Community College, one of only 10 colleges in California with a foundry. It was at LTCC that I learned the entire bronzing process. After moving to Goodyear, Arizona I began taking classes at the Scottsdale Art School in Scottsdale, Arizona where I had the opportunity to study under Cowboy Artists of America, John Coleman and Orland Joe.
Twelve years ago I started on a new path by sculpting stone and combining it with bronze. This has been the most difficult artwork I`ve done. Working with 30, 100, 500 pounds stones that are almost as hard as diamonds requires the use of diamond saws and tools. Sometimes I will have a stone in my studio for a month, turning it, handling it and looking at it from different angles, trying to see what is in the stone. How does the color in the stone run? What is the shape the stone will want to take? Then, after I decide on a shape I must decide what bronze will go with the stone. Will it be a man or women? Will it be passive or aggressive? Will the motion of the piece be in the stone or will the motion be in the bronze or in both? The last thing I must consider is that when turning the wax into bronze it will shrink about 7 percent. I have to make the wax so the finished bronze will still fit the stone. When I finish, I want my piece to draw you in and for you to feel what the subject is feeling. I want my buyers to be able to connect on an emotional level with their piece. If I am able to do this, I have accomplished what I set out to do.
In all my art I have been drawn to the native cultures of America because of their complexities. On one hand you see a family oriented self reliant society that believes that all things, the sun, moon, trees, wind, and mountains, come from an unseen and eternal Great Spirit. The land was put here by the Great Spirit and cannot be sold because it does not belong to anyone. The Great Spirit works in almost everything. I am fascinated by their legends that explain how the world around them works. These were self-reliant people who had to live off what they could take from their environment. They were proud, noble people with a rich background of song and visual art. Without modern tools they made magnificent weapons, and intricate clothing and costumes. You can see in their faces inner strength, wisdom and patience. On the other hand you see a proud, fearless and sometimes savage people. They believed that brave men yields neither to fear nor anger, desire, nor agony: he is at all times master of himself. To them death had not terror, it was to be met with simplicity and perfect calm, seeking only an honorable end a last gift to ones family and descendants. They defended themselves against overwhelming odds. They fought for the land that was the dust and blood of our ancestors. In my sculpture I try to capture the characteristics of this culture. I want you to look into the faces of my sculptures and see their soul.
over
I am a juried member of:
Western Artist of America
Arizona Art Alliance
Sonoran Art League
I am a signature member of:
Southwest Premier Artist
Western Premier Artist
Arts of Estrella
I have participated in over 10 juried shows a year in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona for the past several years.
My work has received first place, second place and honorable mention awards.
I was the featured artist at the Sonoran Art League’s Out West Art Festival, and the Premier Southwest Artists’ Casa Grande
Art Festival.
My art has been in the following galleries:
Navaro Gallery, Sedona, AZ
Mountain Spirits, Prescott, AZ
Gray Leaf Gallery, AZ
The Gallery at the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
The Gallery at the Boulders, Carefree, AZ
Rogoway’s Gallery Turquoise Tortoise, Tubac, AZ
Wind Rush Gallery, AZ
Arroyo Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
In all my art I have been drawn to the native cultures of America because of their complexities. On one hand you see a family oriented self reliant society that believes that all things, the sun, moon, trees, wind, and mountains, come from an unseen and eternal Great Spirit. The land was put here by the Great Spirit and cannot be sold because it does not belong to anyone. The Great Spirit works in almost everything. I am fascinated by their legends that explain how the world around them works. These were self-reliant people who had to live off what they could take from their environment. They were proud, noble people with a rich background of song and visual art. Without modern tools they made magnificent weapons, and intricate clothing and costumes. You can see in their faces inner strength, wisdom and patience. On the other hand you see a proud, fearless and sometimes savage people. They believed that brave men yields neither to fear nor anger, desire, nor agony: he is at all times master of himself. To them death had not terror, it was to be met with simplicity and perfect calm, seeking only an honorable end a last gift to ones family and descendants. They defended themselves against overwhelming odds. They fought for the land that was the dust and blood of our ancestors. In my sculpture I try to capture the characteristics of this culture. I want you to look into the faces of my sculptures and see their soul.
