Black Panther White Wings

“The dark and dangerous panther sits in the calm atmosphere of the loving angel. ” —Michael Parkes

Bella

A note from Michael Parkes—The large panther was originally part of a life size sculpture from the idea of the stone lithograph, The Letter. But the cat took on a life of her own as she sat in the corner of the studio while I worked on the angel figure. While still in clay, people […]

Angel of August

A note from Michael Parkes – When I decided to start sculpture again, after a 12 year hiatus, I knew exactly where to look for my first idea – I pulled out my old sketch book from 1994 and found the sketches where I had first turned the Angel of August lithograph idea into a […]

Angel Affair

Available in Traditional Patina and Custom Patina

Angel

The Little Angel was my first sculpture that I made in 1991. She was just 18″ tall. I wanted to give the feeling of her looking down from a great height. So I put her on a tall pedestal of marble. At best it was a difficult illusion to create in such a small piece. […]