Anita Watts sculptor of bronze sculpture commissions: Children | Bronze Portraiture | Memorials | Historical Figurative Subjects | Canine | Equine | Arabian Horses
Children Sculpture: "Playing Hooky"

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Anita is known for her realistic bronze sculpture that captures the lively interaction of children, adults, and animals. Her sculpture expresses that special moment when two living things "connect" or interact. Anita artfully captures those special moments of drama and suspense in bronze forever.

Anita Watts Fine Bronze Children Sculpture: "Playing Hooky"

Bronze Sculpture of 8 year old Child dreaming of playing hooky

Playing Hooky


Size: 84" H x 84" L x 18" W
Limited Collector's edition of 25
Price: Contact artist
What 8 year old boy has not dreamed of "Playing Hooky"? Does this title refer to skipping school or hooking a fish or both? This life-sized piece was a special challenge, as the client, who commissioned 1/25 of the Limited Edition, wanted her husband's face on the boy. We used several old photos, plus family and friends to get his face just right…and what a wonderful, lively, and expressive face he had to work with! This sculpture is designed to sit outdoors near a small pond, garden fountain, or lake. "Playing Hooky" won 1st Place Professional Sculpture and was also "Best of Show" at the 2004 PCAA Annual Open Juried Exhibition.

Anita Watts bronze sculpture of children

Anita Watts bronze sculpture of children

Anita Watts bronze sculpture of children

Anita Watts bronze sculpture of children

Anita Watts life-size bronze sculpture of children

Anita Watts bronze sculpture of children

fine commission bronze sculpture

Sculpture that captures the spirit of a brief moment caught in time and space… sometimes nostalgic, sometimes whimsical, …but always heartening, energetic, and full of life.