Driftwood Art at Pony Pasture
To learn more about this wonderful piece of art and more photos continue onward.
I first learned about this from Jonah Holland, the awesome person behind @lewisginter Twitter account and sister blog to H&HNear West End News. She and her family discovered it on Sunday and shared some photos on Facebook. Monday, Friends of James River Park had this to say on Facebook:
James River Park Now this is just cool. From Molly Dellinger-Wray: If you haven’t been on the path between the Pony Pasture and the Wetlands lately, you may have missed this wonderful sculpture made of all natural materials created by R.L. Croft and Ken Huston of Northern Virginia. R.L. Croft is a sculptor who has a daughter attending VCU. When she took him past this spot, he knew what a great site it would be for one of his natural sculptures.It’s here until the next flood takes it away!
So this afternoon I went in search of sculpture and captured the pictures in this post. Click on any of the photos to enlarge. If you want to check it out in person go to your right when you get to Pony Pasture and it is a little past the beach.
Sorry about the glare off the river. Taken with my point and shoot.
Better idea of scale with this one.
Take the winding, narrow that’s near the easternmost bench at Half Moon Beach. A lovely walk to a whimsical sight. Will be cool to see as the river rises a bit.
This is reminiscent of Andy Goldsworthy’s work…designed to be ephemeral.
Glad we could leave a gift for the city of Richmond. It started out to be a drawing based on Van Gogh’s painting of fishing boats on a beach, but ended up being an homage to the dark seascapes of Albert Pinkham Ryder’s ships at sea, hence its title, “Shipwreck, APR.” You may see more of my outdoor drawings-in-the-wild on my website, some done with Ken Huston, retired photography professor and sculptor, and some with Michael Anthony, a Maryland ceramic artist. The Andy Goldsworthy comparison is partly accurate, but I identify more with native land art of all eras. I find Goldsworthy’s work to be a bit to “pretty” and decorative for my tastes, with more preference for something along the lines of David Nash. However, most of my work, including the outdoor efforts come from the influence of many artists, most notable among them, Duchamp, Guston, Westermann, Ryder, Vincent, Giacometti, Nevelson, DeKooning, etc.
We’ll be back to Richmond in the future!
Richard — thanks for sharing this sculpture with others.
R.L. your work is amazing! I’m so glad to see your other works, that lend some context to this one –still my favorite.
Also glad to have your contact info. My friend, professional photographer, Jay Paul, is headed down do a photo shoot of it this week. I’ll give him your website, so he can contact you.
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