Rocky Hails

Rocky Hails, Bronze Artist and Landscape Oils

Most of Rocky Hails’ work in figurative sculpture and oil painting are narratives from the West, nature, and biblical passages. These genre often produce moments when an event transitions.

“Whether it is the chuck wagon cook guarding the dutch oven against imminent thievery, the fox turned into the breeze or the rabbit at the decisive second before bolting, or Peter called to step out onto the waves, each is of that instant before everything changes. Part of the joy and challenge is seeking to capture the “fleeting” in the permanence of bronze or oil,” says Hails.

Born in Texas, crossing the border as an infant, Rocky Hails was reared in Oklahoma. He has been a surveyor of the Old West since carrying a Johnny Ringo two-gun holster with cap guns, rounding up the bad guys. Rocky is married to Darise, his artistic enthusiast and a true Texas woman, who is classically trained in voice. The blessing of their grown children continues to bring them both great joy.