Living in Loveland,
Colorado
Colorado sculptor George
Walbye is a product of the Rocky Mountain West, having
spent his entire life in the states of Wyoming and
Colorado. Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Walbye lived his early
years in that high plains sagebrush country. He spent a
number of boyhood summers working on ranches in the area
once homesteaded by his grandfather at Whiskey Gap.
Following careers in education and sales, Walbye moved into
the world of art as a sculptor, using the classical
“lost wax” method, which transposes his
original works from wax into bronze.
Now in his second decade as a fine artist, this self-taught
sculptor focuses on both the legendary and contemporary
west. Walbye has exhibited his bronzes in numerous shows
and exhibitions, and his work is in private collections
throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He is an
organizer and a top seller in the “Sculpture in the
Park” annual show and sale in Loveland, Colorado.
Walbye’s sculpture includes vessels with strong
design elements and innovative representations of wildlife.
He also depicts Indians, cowboys, mountain men and women of
the Rocky Mountains and high plains, places where he feels
at home.