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As well as painting and drawing, I work in three dimensions, most often in the form of wood sculpture. I like to make pieces that appear to be simple, but aren’t - both in terms of their construction and their meaning. I often gravitate towards the visual rhythms established by repetitive forms as a way to evoke - but not just portray - the landscape.
Galen ‘Mac’ McAllister, “Awash”, varnished Honduran Mahogany, 2023, 18” w x 27&1/4” l x 24” h [$1600]
previously on exhibit at the Holter Museum of Art and at the Montana Veterans’ Creative Arts Festival; First prize, sculpture
Three Additional views below
Heart in Hand; Galen; plaster cast, black walnut, wire; 6.75” w x 7” l x 9” h; 2023 [$300]
One from waay back in High School… ca. 1977-78. Pine. 17 & 1/4” x 7 & 1/2” w x 2 & 3/4”tall. I’ve always thought that this would be great as a sculpture big enough to walk through… additional views below [NFS]
Not sure whether this is an urban landscape or a mountain ridge… so in a nod to my geologist friends, I’m calling it “Urban Horst”. Red oak and oak-veneered ply with epoxy glazecoat, 5 & 1/4” w x 11 & 3/4” l x 5” h, 2024 [$75]
“Speaks with Forked Tongue” (below), ceramic, 5” h x 4.5” w x 5” l, 2024. My wife says I must keep this one out of sight as it’s disgusting… not exactly how I would have described it. What do you think? (Everyone’s taste is different…) [$75]
“Adrift”, ceramic sculpture, 2024, approximately 9”w x 6”d x 7.5”h, Galen…So the small ceramic ‘wave’ is finished… if you saw my earlier blog post on this one, I wasn’t entirely happy at first - thus the distressed llittle guy I added… who was removed before firing. In the end, I’m happy with how it turned out (below) [$75]
The “Coffee Dragon” is finished!… Um, yes, it’s three dimensional, but it’s also a dragon sculpture. After a period of indecision on how to categorize it, I’ve decided it belongs on the “Fat Happy Dragon Co.” page… thus only one view here. [$400]
Monastic Meteora Vase 1. This kind of reminds me of the Meteora monasteries in Greece, thus the name (look ‘em up!)… ceramic sculpture, 2025, approximately 10” l x 8.5” h x 6” w. Due to a flaw in the glaze and the porosity of this particular clay, this is impractical as a vase for anything but dried flowers, because water very slowly seeps into the ceramic… but I think it still looks kind of cool.
Reclining Nude 1. The glaze I used is called “Palladium”, although I don’t know if any of that metal is actually used in the glaze. Being extremely shiny and reflective, it’s very difficult to photograph and better seen in person. If you look closely, you can see a very distorted image of me taking these photos, reflected in a couple of the shiniest spots. Ceramic sculpture, approximately 12” L x 7” W x 3.5” H, 2026, Galen ‘Mac’ McAllister
