"Big Heart"
"Big Heart" A bronze Gordon Setter sculpture by Joy Beckner
"Big Heart" A bronze Gordon Setter sculpture by Joy Beckner
Someone left a ball for Winston to play with. Sweet!
"Big Heart" A bronze Gordon Setter sculpture by Joy Beckner at Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC
"Big Heart" A bronze Gordon Setter by Joy Beckner at The Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa Bay, FL.
Permanent Collection, MUSC, Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC
National Sculpture Society, 78th Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC
Society of Animal Artists, 54th Annual Exhibition, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 2011-2013 Exhibition, Tampa Bay, FL
Helen G. Oehler Memorial Award, The American Artists Professional League, 87th Grand National Exhibition 2015
“Animal Groups” an Invitational Exhibition at the Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS
“Animal Groups” an Invitational Exhibition at the at The Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS
Audubon Artists 81st Annual Exhibition, Online and at the Art League of Long Island, 107 E. Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills, NY 11746. 2023
“Big Heart”
Half life-sized, 20″H x 8″W x 12 1/2″D
Bronze Ed. 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2009
When Barbara Waterfall first told me what she had in mind for this piece, I was excited because I saw the possibility for a beautiful sculpture. Barbara sent me photographs of her beloved Remington. Barbara and I are grateful to Pat Thayer, a Gordon Setter breeder here in Missouri, who generously helped with measurements and, when I was 98% finished, she brought Gage, her winning young setter, as a live model.
Gordon Setters are known for having a faithful, affectionate nature, and, thus, a “Big Heart.” Your “Big Heart” may be at home in your home, garden, or, imagine a mirrored pair as your gatekeepers!
“Big Heart” at the Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa, FL
Straz photos by Cleve Dobbs and Tom Dietrich
Each “Big Heart” Gordon Setter bronze sculpture is handmade, one at a time in Colorado. Each is signed, numbered and includes my mark, 
Enjoy!
©2023 JOY KROEGER BECKNER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
