I once took a sculpturing course. I started creating things in clay and gradually progressed to bronze. The class was held every Saturday. On every third Saturday, the teacher gave a lecture.

During one of his third Saturday lectures, he made a statement that has been my ambition ever since. "The ultimate goal of a sculptor is to create a statue that has the appearance of motion and therefore life."

He then proceeded to tell us how he felt it was done. There are two ways. One is to put the object in a pose that one associates with motion. The ancient Greek sculpture of the discus thrower or Remington's western statues are good examples.

The second is to have the person or animal doing something that implies motion. Walking and running are classic examples. The sculptor has most of the person walking correctly while one part is in a position between where it should be and where it will be next.

In the pictures is a bronze statue of a jack preacher. He has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He appears to be ambling alone in deep thought. The big hat, the sad face, the sloped shoulders and his hands in his pockets set the stage for slow, thoughtful motion.