A Wood Carving Of A Screech Owl Done To Perfection.
Mar 28, 2024 18:18:03 #
This guy was a genius at his craft. Every single feather is individually carved. There's nothing about it that isn't absolutely correct. The coloration is spot on. The bird is life size...8 inches from top of head to tip of tail.
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Mar 28, 2024 18:19:00 #
Wow!! Nice!! Someone has a lot of talent!!
Dodie
Dodie
Mar 28, 2024 18:38:57 #
Mar 28, 2024 19:09:36 #
luvmypets wrote:
Wow!! Nice!! Someone has a lot of talent!!
Dodie
Dodie
Sadly, he's deceased now. He was one of six exceptional artist invited to attend the launching of a major philanthropy association in Jacksonville. Each artist had his own room to display his art. He had done a huge, life size, piliated woodpecker that I swear looked like it could fly away. I casually asked if he did commision work. Long story short, he did on a limited basis. I had experienced an encounter with a screech owl a couple of weeks before and I asked him if he would consider doing one for me. He said to let him think about it. And if he decided to do it, he would let me know.
A few weeks later, he called and said he would do it. The next thing he said just blew me away....when it was finished, he would ship it to me and, if I liked it , keep it and send the money to him . If I didn't like it , ship it back. I mean, what artist of his stature would do that? Well, as you can see, I could not get the money to him quick enough
to him.
Mar 28, 2024 19:28:54 #
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Mar 28, 2024 21:53:40 #
NMGal wrote:
A beautiful, exquisite carving.
It is that, for sure, Barbara. I can't pass by it without looking at it....and, also, without thinking of the artist.
Tom
Mar 28, 2024 22:16:39 #
Mar 28, 2024 22:22:17 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
That is amazing work and detail Tom.
Don
Don
It is, Don. I used to keep it under a glass dome. However, it shows better without it.
Mar 28, 2024 22:32:00 #
UTMike wrote:
You have an amazing piece of art, Tom!
I feel very fortunate to have it, Mike, but I'm equally thankful that I got to meet the man who created it.
Mar 28, 2024 22:35:48 #
Mar 29, 2024 00:05:54 #
black mamba wrote:
Sadly, he's deceased now. He was one of six except... (show quote)
Wow!! That is trust! Especially with something that I'm sure took hours to create. Like you, I would have had the money in the mail the next day. Thank you for sharing that with me.
I'm sad that he has passed. A definite loss to the art world!
Dodie
Mar 29, 2024 06:21:55 #
Mar 29, 2024 07:18:45 #
black mamba wrote:
This guy was a genius at his craft. Every single feather is individually carved. There's nothing about it that isn't absolutely correct. The coloration is spot on. The bird is life size...8 inches from top of head to tip of tail.
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Fantastic!!! Carving and image
Mar 29, 2024 07:24:39 #
luvmypets wrote:
Wow!! That is trust! Especially with something that I'm sure took hours to create. Like you, I would have had the money in the mail the next day. Thank you for sharing that with me.
I'm sad that he has passed. A definite loss to the art world!
Dodie
I'm sad that he has passed. A definite loss to the art world!
Dodie
Hi, Dodie.
I showed the owl to a couple of the people who had organized the event. One of them also had a carving he had done...according to her, a spectacular blue jay. She asked me to bring my carving to the next general meeting of the group and she would bring the blue jay. I can't wait to se that one.
I see we shoot with the same Nikon gear, a D810 and a D750.
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