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About the Artist |
Award winning artist Ed McBride specializes in large steel sculptures. Scrap metal, a welder's torch, and a passion for nature are the raw tools of his trade. Ed gained his skill, professionalism and dexterity with metal as one of the top aircraft welders in the industry, but has always been a true artist at heart. No molds or castings are used in his steel works; each piece is welded, hammered, and torched with crafted precision. What sets apart McBride's art is his ability to mix unique styles of found art and anatomical precision. Each work is as unique as the individual.
Steel sculptures vary anywhere from the intricately detailed realistic wildlife and human figures with perfectly depicted features to the larger than life fantasy dragon pieces. From barbeques that breath fire to professionally designed corporate artwork Ed McBride's unique style definetely attracts crowds.
McBride is now a veteran artist and well known throughout the country and internationally as the most detailed steel sculptor in the industry. His works can been sought after and collected by prestigous private collectors and corporations alike. His monumental sculptures can be seen at businesses and in resort towns across the west.
Click the link to visit Intrawest's The Village in beautiful Mammoth Lakes, CA site of McBride's "Bears" sculpture. Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Biography
Ed McBride, a native of northern
Arizona, spent his early years hunting, fishing, and loving "The Great
Outdoors." His deep appreciation of nature springs to life as his
works gain definition. His creations are awe inspiring as the viewers
see this man as one with his work. As a teenager, Ed moved to
California He continued to be inspired by nature as he hunted and worked as a
precision welder. Only later did he discover
his "gift" as a sculptor.
Ed sees beauty as he transforms scrap metal into startlingly realistic
sculptures. His career as a sculptor started by accident, evolving
from a gift for a friend. The rest is history.
Sometimes Ed will start with a sketch of the desired outcome
for his work, however most of the time he sees his work evolving and growing
through immediate inspiration in his minds eye. He relies on his
ability to draw from his observations of wildlife, specifically by paying
particular attention to the anatomical details when bringing his steel
sculptures to life.
Ed relaxes by painting with either oils or acrylics. Again he paints in the same ways that he sculpts, with the love of nature, wildlife, and the delicate eye of a truly inspired artist. Painting relaxes those tense arm muscles that come from hammering and forging his large sculptured works.