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Oamaru Stone sculpture by Malcolm Murduck
This impressive statue is being auctioned off to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. Malcolm was an architect from Kent who had been in residence at Leeds Castle. He came out to The Oamaru Stone Symposium in 2004 to carve this. Sadly he died at the age of 57 in 2006, suddenly at his home in Herne Bay, Auckland

[Terry]

very cool and I like your effect you put in

[Yvonne]

Lovely statue. I hope they raise lots of money for Ronald McDonald House!!!

[☠northy]

really nice photo of a very cool looking sculpture!

[Dana Palermo]

Beautiful!! Very interesting subject!

[Linda]

Nice photo. I enjoyed reading the background story, glad you included it.

[Jim]

fascinating statue and a great cause

[Mags]

Great shot of this cool sculpture, Maggiemae! Sad about the artist though.

[Austin]

What a cool sculpture, nicely captured.

[Catherine W.]

Cool capture of this talented man!

[Ramesh Chand]

beautiful white......

[Arthur Loosley]

Nice picture, enganced by the commentary which was both uplifting and sad.

[eva]

Cool capture and processing.

[Maggiemae]

@marlboromaam @wannabe @austin1966 Oamaru stone has a unique composition for sculpture and building. You can drive a nail into it butnitnhas to be erected in the same horizontal position as when it was quarried. Or it will disintegrate!

[Margaret Tryon]

What wonderful artwork Maggiemae

[Sebella O'Donovan]

Awesome.

[karenann]

Beautiful sculpture and wonderful pov and textures!! You've shown it with perfection here.

[David Pryde]

There is something special about your keyhole portrait. It is like a spotlight on the sculpture improving its lighting and bringing it alive. Very good POV.

[Ann Stenson]

What a wonderful sculpture & capture! : ]

[davide]

nice sculpture

[Sharon]

Very cool effect!! Ronald McDonald House is a great cause! Spent lots of time in one!

[Maggiemae]

@twinsplusone It can't have been a good reason for doing so, Sharon!

[Sharon]

Great shot and nice processing.

[Maggiemae]

@wordpixman @doblaine It's a lovely stone to photograph! The only like stone is found in the south of France!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Lovely detail on the carving xx

[Harry J Benson]

great sculpture, nicely presented

[michelle mcintyre]

Lovely carving ...hope it raises a lot of money for such a worthy cause!! We had a red cross house, that my son and l spent a lot of time in over the first couple of years of his life...they are so needed...we were 11 hours away from the hospital and made the trip once a week, it was like a home away from home!!