Carved Decorative Wigeon Decoy
Dec 17, 2016 13:42:39 #
Resubmitted in jpeg format to make downloading easier---sorry
Dec 17, 2016 13:45:48 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Resubmitted in jpeg format to make downloading easier---sorry
The downloads are really very good Corky and the photos are lovely sharp shots.Great stuff.
Dec 17, 2016 13:51:33 #
kenabr
Loc: S.E.Wisconsin
I've carved a number of ducks and song birds over the years. Your work is excellent. Do you plan on painting the bird? I learned under Clarence Blanchard who's work has been displayed in the US Capitol rotunda. We have used oil paint and are able to blend areas for a natural look. This is a great hobby.
Dec 17, 2016 13:51:52 #
Corky, this is fantastic and I'm glad you shared your talents!!! I wouldn't paint this either, it's beautiful just the way it is, the details are unbelievable!!! I hope it stays out on display and not put away with your Christmas decorations!! Just add a pretty red bow around the neck!!!
Very nice shots, also!!
....and I got nervous when I went to your other post and I couldn't see the pictures, glad you reposted in jepg!!
Very nice shots, also!!
....and I got nervous when I went to your other post and I couldn't see the pictures, glad you reposted in jepg!!
Dec 17, 2016 13:53:27 #
Dec 17, 2016 13:58:01 #
Absolutely incredible looking, detail is ecxellent. I'm jealous of your ability.
Dec 17, 2016 14:06:25 #
Amazing work. Erv here on UHH also does quite a bit of carving himself, if you'd like to compare notes...
Dec 17, 2016 14:07:05 #
Dec 17, 2016 14:08:14 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Resubmitted in jpeg format to make downloading easier---sorry
Well done Corkey! I'm a fan of this specialized and highly artistic branch of woodcarving. Your Wigeon is beautifully carved and I understand your reluctance to paint it. Thanks for reposting these.
Regards, Phil
Dec 17, 2016 14:55:52 #
angler wrote:
The downloads are really very good Corky and the photos are lovely sharp shots.Great stuff.
Thanks very much, Jim and also for the three thumbs up. I think I struggle with this computer even more than I did carving the Ducks!
Dec 17, 2016 15:08:06 #
angela k wrote:
Corky, this is fantastic and I'm glad you shared y... (show quote)
I'm so glad that you liked it Angela and thanks also for three thumbs and smiley face.....and you think that you got nervous.....what a rushed panic review I took of the jpeg conversion, and after several tries thank goodness it worked!
Didn't even stop for lunch, but Ellen kindly reheated my soup! Dec 17, 2016 15:12:33 #
rlaugh wrote:
Great talent!!
Thanks Bob, but very little talent...but so much wanted to succeed.
Dec 17, 2016 15:30:33 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
I'm so glad that you liked it Angela and thanks al... (show quote)
LOL... I figured you must have gotten nervous!!! Thank goodness you have a wonderful wife that takes care of you!!!
Enjoy the day, my friend and it was nice to finally talk to you!!
...we got about 2" of white here this morning!!
Dec 17, 2016 15:40:29 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Absolutely incredible looking, detail is ecxellent. I'm jealous of your ability.
Thanks, Bruce, it's a learning curve like just about everything else and it becomes a little easier with each one you carve, but I never got to the point that it was really easy because you keep trying to breath life into those wooden feathers. We used to attend a number of the carving exhibition and competitions and one of the major ones was the Wards Foundation's annual carving competition in Ocean City, Maryland and it included categories for full bodied birds as well, and the quality of work was unbelievable.
Dec 17, 2016 15:42:36 #
Treepusher wrote:
Amazing work. Erv here on UHH also does quite a bit of carving himself, if you'd like to compare notes...
Thanks for the compliment, Randy, and have mentioned to Erv that I use to carve a little!
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