It takes an exceptional artist to seize the delicate structure of his magnificent subjects; capture our hearts. Caesar Yanez gives us our beloved pets in their true breed standard with realism as he captures the essence of each breed.

Each sculpture is revised several times until the breeders; judges of each breed in question approves of the pieces. The artist learned many years ago that collectors, breeders; judges desire pieces that are a true representation of their breed. They are the experts with a keen eye; however, the artist realizes that he may never get 100% accord from everyone; though, striving for +90% agreement in a piece is reassuring.

The process begins with Caesar’s imagination, interpretation; research even before he begins to sculpt the clay. The piece will undergo several revisions until the desired confirmation and expression is captured. He depends on experts with a finely honed eye to critique his work, for many artists have the tendency to become complacent with their artistic license. However, they do not seem to realize that after working endless hours on their craft they become oblivious to faults dog fanciers wish to eradicate. Hence, a subjective opinion is needed to point out the imperfections. Moreover, even putting the piece away and returning to it in a few days helps immensely. Caesar will often go to bed with the intention of subconsciously visualizing the piece in order to get his creative juices flowing.

Once the final proof is approved, a team of skilled mould makers create a flexible rubber mould from the original clay piece, capturing every fine detail. Next the original clay piece is removed from the mould, the original is destroyed and the clay is usually recycled to create other sculptures. Then the resin and fillers are poured into the mould. The catalyst which is added aids in heating and hardening an exact duplicate of the original sculpture. The casting is then examined and detailed. Solvents are used to clean the piece before any layers of paint are added. The process may endure several layers of paint before the detail and realism of the piece is achieved. There are many techniques to attain the end result. The process has been called bonded marble, cold cast marble; crushed alabaster to name a few.