This is the second version of this poor guitar player that I carved. Evidently, from the looks of his guitar and hat, his music didn’t measure up to the campfire’s standards! A fun figure to carve which didn’t hang around the Gallery very long. Comments welcome.
Author: Lynn Doughty
I might be a little man in a big world but on our 30 acres I'm the one in charge when the wife's not around!
Sacked Out, Soaking, and Soon To Be Saddled
I believe this one was done back in the mid-90’s. A nice little scene showing how a Cowboy has his spirited new ride tied up to prevent bucking while he saddles him. The eyes are covered and one of the back feet has been tied to keep him off balance. Still, he’s keeping a wary…
Road Agents At Prairie Dog Junction
Here is a scene I did back in 2006 which is on permanent display in the Woolaroc Museum here in Oklahoma. It depicts a holdup at Prairie Dog Junction. I borrowed the idea for this one from a Charlie Russell painting I saw at the Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Lots of detail here….
Eureka!
Some of you might recall that in back 1997 I was fortunate enough to have a similar carving of a gold miner featured on the cover of Chip Chats. I did this one a few years later. While this fella is standing in the creek instead of kneeling most of the other details are quite…
Out Of The Chute!
I had originally planned on having this carving as the main piece to a Rodeo scene but after a great deal of thought I let it go to a determined collector. It was a fun piece, showing a lot of action and a challenge to mounting it securely. If you look close you can see…
Jedediah
Now this fella could no doubt tell you some really interesting stories. I picked the name Jedediah as that has always been a favorite of mine since I read a book about Jedediah Strong Smith many years ago. If ever there was a Mountain man old Jed was him. Of all the characters of…
The Medicine Show
Constructed back in 1998, here’s is one of the three scenes that the Woolaroc Museum acquired for their permanent collection. Believe it or not, I only took one photo of it when it was finished years ago! So, bringing it home to give it a tune up before turning it back over to the museum…
Mountain Man
Boy! This is an early one. I remember back in the 80’s when Judy and I were out in the wilds of eastern Rwanda, coming across that piece of drift wood. It is probably from an Acacia tree. Picking it up I knew that one day it would make a great mount for a future…
The Line Rider
When pulling the photos of this piece from the picture file my first thought was “Wow! I sure wish I could still carve that good!” Unfortunately, those days have passed. AFIB and age has just about put the kybosh to my carving abilities. Oh….I still go down to the shop each day and look at…
Just Passin’ Time!
Too often we get stuck doing the same thing with our projects when just a little thought can take them to a new level. I can’t remember just when this piece was done but I do remember that when it was first displayed it was scooped up before the show we were at even opened! …