"The Farmer" SOLD

"The Farmer" Found objects/welded steel. This small tabletop sculpture recently sold at 4 Elements Studio, Utica, NY.

Novado Gallery

I am very excited to be shipping four small works in steel to this outstanding gallery in Jersey City, NJ. From their website: Eight minutes via the Path Train from Manhattan, NOVADO GALLERY is located in the historic Modera Lofts building in the Powerhouse Arts District. Getting to the gallery from New York City via the Holland Tunnel, Path Train or ferry is easy. We are 2 blocks from the Harborside Ferry and Light Rail Stations, and 3 short blocks from the Grove Street Path Station. NOVADO GALLERY features rotating contemporary art exhibitions and an ongoing inventory of available works. NOVADO GALLERY is owned and operated by Anne Novado and Steve Pearlman. Thank you Anne Novado for extending this opportunity. http://www.novadogallery.com

Locomotive Series $1,800 SOLD

So I am finally getting around to doing something I have been thinking about for for several months now. I rediscovered this painting from 2014 and thought this would make for an interesting sculpture series. My intention is to explore this theme in a variety of ways, materials and scale. The piece pictured on top is titled "Locomotive". The same as the painting as it is fairly direct interpretation. This piece is quite heavy. The base is 1/2" plate steel and much of the rest is 1/4" plate. Makes for piece as solid as it's name implies. Below is a small table top steel piece that is currently in progress. "Iron Horse" , 28" X 14" X 4". A bit more welding and grinding and then to decide on how to finish. patina, paint etc.

I hope to also do a large scale piece based on this general composition. The larger pieces will be a more direct interpretation of the painting. The small sculpture, "Iron Horse" was made with industrial salvage/found objects, so the materials dictated the composition. The next go at it will be pieces I will cut to more closely match the design in the painting. Stay tuned! The sculpture is now sold. Private collection. New Mexico, USA.

TTS #1, 2017

My first tabletop sculpture for 2017. Actually I finished one that I started in 2016, but I'm counting this as my first piece completely executed this year. Welded steel. 25" X 6" X 3"

"Arrangement in Steel"

This little gem is my latest tabletop sculpture. The piece measures 15" X 7" x 5.5". I nearly titled it "happenstance" as these steel pieces had fallen together in a bin and I found them arranged pretty much as you see them. I did add the base and the two additional elements to bring the piece together. Currently available for viewing or purchase at Gallery on First, Sanford, Florida. $500.00

Two Recent Steel Pieces - SOLD

"Nesting Bird" is a steel table top sculpture that is now in the collection of author Tracy Lamphere in Colchester, Vermont. Tracy and I were old school chums going back to fourth grade. We haven't seen each other in about forty years, but have reacquainted on Facebook. Within ten minutes of posting this piece he inquired about it and in less than hour he decided he needed to have it perched on his writing desk. Tracy has two books, "Vermont Maple" and "The Mill" with a third on the way. The books fall under the thriller and suspense genre. The second piece is a bit of a departure and is a wall mounted piece. "Daphne" measures just under 26" X 8" X 2". The form is an amalgam of a female torso and a wild flower. While suggestive of both is actually neither and therefore an abstraction of the two. I have used both raw and rusted steel to provide contrast and give the steel a more organic quality. "Daphne" is currently available at Gallery on First, Sanford, Fl. or contact me directly. As always shipping is available. Both of these works are now sold.

TTS#1, January 2015, "Poetry in Steel" SOLD

My latest tabletop steel piece.  I hope to debut this one at my upcoming show at The Gallery at Avalon Island in Orlando.

TTS#4, November 2014 - "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe"

This recent piece is another welded steel tabletop sculpture.  18" X 17" X 3"  It is currently on display at Gallery on First,  211 E. First St., Sanford, Florida.  It available for purchase.  $450.00  Shipping available

"Orbiting David" Sold

Welded Steel.  Inspired by two of my favorite sculptors, David Smith and David Hayes.  Mr. Hayes was a protege of Mr. Smith.  Two modern masters.  I was fortunate to have briefly studied with the late Mr. Hayes.

This tabletop piece measures about two feet tall and received first prize in sculpture at the 2014 VAMC Art Competition in Orlando and was also selected for a group exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art as part of the 1st Thursday event series.

This sculpture and another titled TTS #8, Oct. 2014  "Eclipse" are now part of the private collection of  Dr. and Mrs. Liming, in  Kentucky. 

Recent Work

Here are some of the new small works that I have been doing this week. Finger Lakes Gallery in Canandaigua, NY has asked for about a half dozen and I am gearing u; for the season here at Gallery on First in Sanford. These works are welded steel and stand about 10 inches on average.

Untitled Tabletop sculpture - SOLD

This recent piece didn't hang around the gallery long. Less than a week I think. Deb thinks it's a tree, maybe on the serengeti or somewhere in Africa. Others see a bird. The funny thing is I had neither in mind as a created this one. I do seem to see some Erte influence. Must have been subconscious. In any case the collector who purchased this piece really likes it and I am happy it has a good home.

Seeking commissions for summer 2013

As Deb and I prepare to head to New York for a couple of months I am hoping to line up a few projects to sustain us for the summer. We will be painting, sculpting and making hypertufa parts and garden art. I have a few small projects lined up and will be helping KII out at his carving studio. An ideal project would be a large scale steel, stone or concrete installation. Interested parties may contact me directly via e-mail at kabbott765@gmail.com

Boiler Plate Ball: Steampunk Steps Out OMA

The 1st Thursday event for the month of May at the Orlando Museum of Art is the Boiler Plate Ball: Steampunk Steps Out. The monthly event gives regional artists the opportunity to showcase their work in a fine contemporary art museum. The theme changes each month and I have been fortunate to once again be selected for inclusion with three of my recent sculptures. Victor/Victor (pictured in the previous post) is one of three welded steel pieces selected. I am pleased to be selected and am now six for six as I previously had three entries included in "Sculpture, The Ultimate Process" last year.

"Victor/Victor"

This piece melds both a very industrial and gritty look with organic forms and seems to feel a little "Steampunk" to me without gears. This is one of three pieces entered in the Orlando Museum of Art's 1st Thursday event for May, 2013. "The Boiler Plate Ball": Steampunk Steps Out. The piece stands 31" tall and is my latest welded steel table top sculpture. $600.00

"Nest" SOLD

A new steel table top sculpture. This piece measures 22" H X 15 W. I like the organic form which contrasts in an interesting way with the industrial feel of the steel. Most of it is painted royal blue except for a rusted element that I left natural with a clear sealer. This piece is currently available at Gallery on First in Sanford, Florida. $500.00

Gallery On First

A look at some recent work on display at our Sanford studio. We have a working studio and sales gallery at Gallery On First. The table top sculpture is one of several that I have made recently. They are classically abstract and organic with a strong mid century influence. This piece is yet to be titled.

Levon SOLD

A new table top sculpture. Welded steel.

This piece is now SOLD