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 To fully appreciate Boyer's work, you need to get close to his bronzes, and then view from all angles. There is no true front or back to his works, and viewing a piece from a different perspective reveals a whole new concept.
Boyer starts with many hours of patient observation in the field where he takes copious photographs and video references "To capture the movement of the animals" Should the trip include hunting as in a recent African trip, he shot a cape buffalo and before the animal was dressed out, Fred took careful measurements including the head and various body parts to be used in a piece capturing the majesty of the buffalo. Back in the studio, the work really begins, click here to read more about Fred's process.
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Boyer's sculptures reflect his eye for detail "I'm intrigued by animals" he says. "I want to do justice to their qualities: their gracefulness, their playfulness" Thus a study of African Kudu titled "Serengeti Ballet" noting that the Kudu is just as big as the American elk. "But they're so graceful, you never think of them as so being large" Similarly he has created pieces that capture a mule deer fawn sniffing a butterfly, and a colt having a stare-down with a bluebird.