"Siesta" Bronze Sculpture by Sculptor Joy Beckner | Classical realism, from hounds to humans

“Siesta, SS” Standard Smooth, 20 1/2”L x 10 1/2”W x 6”H, Bronze,
Ed. 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2005, 25 Pounds.
”Siesta, MS” Miniature Smooth, 16”L x 9 3/4”W x 5”H, Bronze, Ed. 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2007, 12 Pounds.
“Siesta-Smooth” 1:6 Scale, 3 3/8”L x 1 7/8”W x 1”H, Bronze, Ed. 99 & 9 Artist’s Proofs ©2005.

“Siesta-Long” 1:6 Scale, 3 3/8”L x 1 7/8”W x 1”H, Bronze, Ed. 99 & 9 Artist’s Proofs ©2006.
“Siesta, Long” Life sized, By Commission.

C. Percival Dietsch Prize for a Sculpture in the Round ~ National Sculpture Society 72nd Annual Exhibition
Society of Animal Artists 45th Annual “Art and the Animal” Exhibition & Museum Tour
Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines, a Museum Traveling Exhibition, 2007-2010

See “Siesta” in the 2007-2010 Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines museum traveling exhibition.

While visiting my mother-in-law Jeanne, Lizzie ventured into the tomato bed. She entangled herself among the vines and, after eating her fill, emerged covered with pollen and she smelled great -- just like fresh tomatoes! Then the little opportunist climbed onto the dining room table and ate a whole plate of meat! She’d never done that before. Belly full, she fell sound asleep under the table where I was finishing the life-sized miniature “So Good to See You.” While she was in ‘the dog house’ Jeanne commented that she was taking a siesta. That’s when Lizzie sleeping in her S-Curve became “Siesta.”

Each “Siesta” is hand made, one at a time in Colorado, USA. Each is signed, numbered and includes my mark, .