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June 4, 2014:  This carving started out at our small carving group meeting at the Grove, OK community center.  I can usually rough out a head in the two hours we meet while still swapping jokes and hearing all the gossip since the prior weeks meeting. – June 6, 2015:   Here’s my progress so far. …

I finally finished this one this morning and it’s been a struggle.  Old age has given me a cataract in my right eye which is the one my vision is centered on.  Doesn’t bother me that much for distance viewing but up close it’s a real bummer.  Trying to do fine detail, especially painting is…

Here’s one I just finished this morning.  While I’ve done one similar to this before this one is much larger, standing almost 18″ with the base.  I plan on a real neat apron design which should really make the carving.   Hope you like him.  Comments welcome.

I hoping to get this one done before the Kansas City show.  It’s all finished now except for the painting.  That bear claw necklace is a real snappy detail which will look great once it’s painted.  I plan on threading some beads between the claws but will have to wait until it’s almost completely done…

Originally published on October 26, 2014 – Here’s my contribution to the “Silent Auction” portion of the Artistry in Wood show in Dayton, Ohio beginning on November 8.  The Dayton group use this event to raise money for their charities and group.  This years theme was characters related to a Circus.   My first thought…

Here’s a new one!  Not much to say other than it captures figure and the paint looks pretty good.  I’ve got to say though that painting things like a knife design is hard on my old eyes.  Just can’t do it like I used to. Appreciate your comments.

Actually, you probably do after all the posts lately about him.  Here is the other, larger head of Mr. Palance mounted as a bust.  I changed the color of his neckerchief a bit by adding some iridescent light green to the black.  I also painted the back of his vest with iridescent burnt orange to…

I received a call yesterday evening from a new subscriber requesting where he could find patterns of carvings I’ve done.  Although you can find certain patterns on the Youtube videos on my channel I thought I would attach a few of them to this post.  He also mentioned that he was having trouble moving through…

Originally published on March 17, 2014 I gave this one it’s final touch-up this morning so he’s on his way to make a debut at the Kansas City show this coming weekend.  He’s a tall one….topping out at approximately 24″.  One thing I learned while doing this one…it’s a lot easier on my old eyes…