Announcing a sculpture memorializing one of the most intense battles of the Indian Wars
Give Me Eighty Men depicts 145th anniversary of Wyoming Fetterman Battle of 1866. Give Me Eighty Men been added to the permanent collection of the Tucson Museum of Art. You can see the finished bronze here: Give Me 80 Men Give Me Eighty Men: The Fetterman Fight-December 21, 1866 By Craig Bergsgaard To be cast [...]
For Those Independent Folks Drawn to the Cowboy Life
Presenting my newest clay, Luv’n the Life You know who you are: the ranch life is in your blood…even if you were born in the city. As you may know, I grew up on a dairy farm. Since horses consumed valuable resources, my folks considered them to be non-essential. But as soon as I was [...]
She’s a sassy, gun-toting pin-up for Second Amendment fans
The newest piece in my Homage to the Pin Up series is available for pre-cast ordering. Right to Bare Arms features a negligee-clad pin-up gal exercising her Second Amendment rights. This sexy lady with with her faithful companion shotgun at the ready is gutsy and feminine all at once. Right to Bare Arms is a [...]
A Better View – First in a NEW series
First in the High Country series Edition of 18 – 18″ x 8″ x 24″ $2,900 precast price Price will be raised to $3,600 after casting From Lewis and Clark to Curtis and Bodmer, the early explorers spoke of the superb horsemanship exhibited by the indigenous peoples. This deft skill is the inspiration for this [...]
Booth Western Art Museum Journey West Gala
On August 21, 2010, I will be attending the Booth Western Art Museum’s Journey West Gala. This is the second year for the event, which has already become an annual affair at the museum.
Heartfelt Thanks to all my Calgary Friends and Supporters, This Year and Last!
Craig Bergsgaard at The Calgary Stampede 2010 Western art lovers: if you weren’t at the CALGARY STAMPEDE, you missed an amazing show! The Stampede, besides offering rodeo, Chuckwagon racing (the “Chucks”) and a plethora of other fun Western-style events, hosts Canada’s premier Western art show, with over sixty artists specializing in Western art and culture. [...]
Only a few more days for Contesting Evil’s Refuge at the pre-cast price.
Contesting Evil’s Refuge is back from the foundry. Now, until the start of the Calgary Stampede Western Art Show on July 7, I will be offering Contesting at the precast price of $4,500. On July 7, 2010, the price will be raised to $5,900. Save $1,400 by ordering by 11:59 on July 6, 2010. Click [...]
Introducing: Contesting Evil’s Refuge
In the early West, with law and order ad hoc at best, the line between good and evil sometimes became obscure and the need for self-preservation was always in focus. Here, the struggle to survive is self evident: A surprise attack from behind can only be recognized as evil and brings out the necessary fierce [...]
Ancestral Voices is SOLD OUT!
A big thank you and congratulations to everyone who purchased Ancestral Voices. Creating Ancestral Voices was a labor of love for me and a test of my patience! Of all the pieces I had sculpted up to now, this one by far has the most detail and movement. Ancestral was inspired by White Bull, a [...]
“This was the perfect piece for our Arizona home.”
Congratulations to Lonnie and Linda Yates, the newest owners of Defiance. I met the Yates family of Seattle at this year’s AZ Fine Art Expo in Scottsdale. They saw Defiance and it appealed to them as the newest addition to their Arizona residence. “The defiant nature of this sculpture just seemed to perfectly epitomize the [...]
