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A selected miniature sculpted by Greg Neeley ... to show how artists are able to "think outside the box"
  

Mermaid on Amethyst Comstock Creations - item # A5035 Sculpted by Greg Neeley Photo with permission and courtesy of Char's Gift Emporium. Click on the thumbnail photos at right -------------> Congratulations and thank you to all our participating artists, and to Ms. Liliana Troy for acheiving Best of Show recognition.

Michael Allred Rachel Borthwick Brian Carlson Mike Carrero Kevin Clark Becca David Philip Esterle Anne Foerster Michael Genet Julie Goodwin Ray Keener Eric Louchard Joey Marino Roger O'Dell Alison  Schierman Linus Svensson Liliana Troy Irene Turner Matt Verzani James Wappel Jeff Wilhelm

About this artist:

Greg Neeley lives in Colorado state in the USA.  He sculpted this mermaid for Comstock Creations, a pewter giftware and figurine manufacturing company formerly located in the American Southwest. He's gone onto bigger projects now, but when he sculpted this little sea diva many years ago he probably never dreamed his sculpt could be cleverly interpreted by miniature painting artists in so many imaginative ways. In 2006, I asked a few friends of mine to take the sculpt, which had certain challenges, and paint it. The mermaid is affixed to the amethyst and can't be removed, but I said they couldn't paint over the amethyst.  How would they prime the figure?  And how would they paint the mermaid without getting paint on the gem?  Also, there was the crystal globe in the mermaid's hand.  Hmmm? What to do about that?  Finally, there were the poor little mermaid's facial features. When she was crafted, I'm confident it wasn't contemplated she would be painted and accordingly need some 'touch up'. I mysteriously told them, "Don't try to create a Golden Demon winning entry, but try to 'think outside the box'."  And being somewhat naughty, I didn't tell them I had other friends painting the same sculpt.  "It's a secret project," I explained.  (Although I know a few of them did figure out 'the secret' not too far afterwards.) So the glorious results appear above.  Just click the thumbnail photos to see larger pictures. Not only did my artists paint the mermaid, many of them also did facial resculpting, devised tattoos and interesting skin blends, created amazing bases, and arrived at color combinations that are dazzling. My thanks to all the artists who indulged me on this project and cheerfully and diligently tackled this challenging sculpt, at the same time skillfully demonstrating how to 'think outside the box'.

My most current information about this artist:

Artist's DBA:	Greg Neeley, Sculptor
Artist's Website:	http://www.gregneeley.com/
Artist's CMON aka:	n/a
Today's CMON rank:	n/a
Artist's eBay aka:	n/a

If you are the artist featured on this page and wish to correct or update any information, please contact me. The picture of the unpainted miniature appearing on this page was taken by photographer Mike Rosso, and is used with the permission of Paul and Charlene Umstead, d/b/a Char's Gift Emporium, one of the several dealers of Comstock Creations.  The pictures of the painted miniatures on this page are the property of Michael Allred, Rachel Borthwick, Brian Carlson, Mike Carrero, Kevin Clark, Becca David, Philip Esterle, Anne Foerster, Michael Genet, Julie Goodwin, Ray Keener, Eric Louchard, Joey Marino, Roger O'Dell, Alison Schierman, Linus Svensson, Liliana Troy, Irene Turner, Matt Verzani, James Wappel, and Jeff Wilhelm.  All pictures of miniatures on this page are used with permission. The cartoon was sent to me, original artist not known.  For rights to reproduce the photos on this website, please contact the legal owner of the images.