gallery 4
randy bolander
a m e r i c a n   s c u l p t o r
Spontaneous Sanctimony 32"w x 16"h x 11"d 1/4" steel round bar, plate base, enamel paint, 22k gold leaf PONCHO Live Art Auction donation
Original sketch for White Tower - sketched on flight from L.A. to Seattle. Drawn on a page of an Alaska Airlines magazine. Scanned and edited in photoshop, then entered and juried by Darling, Shaiman & Robinson. for 2007 WESE.
Finished pony in transit to it's first event promotion. Note the inverted spun metal base .
Pony on display at new Seattle Federal Courthouse. enamel paint, gold leaf, vinyl lettering,fiberglass shell, spun metal and 3/4" plywood base
Pony - close up
Sketch for WSJA Bench project 6 steel plate benches, each bench formed from one sheet of 1/4" plate, bent (no welds). decorated by 3 juried artists West Seattle Junction Assoc. Collection - commission
Sketch for proposed wall sculpture for the Women's Oncology clinic, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Sketch for proposed wall sculpture for the Women's Oncology clinic, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
I created the first Ponies on Parade pony. This photo shows how it arrived at my studio. The final versions were shipped to the juried artists with bases and a primer coat.
Floating Sculpture 62"w x 16"h x 12"d - 3/8" steel round bar, stainless cable Orrellana/Colson Collection
Assemblage - 1992 48"h x 33"w x 2.25"d wood, plaster, canvas board, enamel paint Bolander Collection - NFS
Lemon Drop 120"h x 36" x 36"d 1"dia. steel round bar, enamel paint Shaya Calvo collection
Chimney Trellis Wallace collection - commission
White Tower in studio in progress
Bending White Tower core piece with hydraulic bender
White Tower core in progress
White Tower in progress - grinding middle section parts
   even more stuff to look at    
Sketch for Ponies on Parade painted cast fiberglass shell prototype
Sketch 2 of 3
Sketch 3 of 3
1 of 3 sketches for decorative steel panels 1/4" plate x 48" x 48" - waterjet cut - Chernin Collection