Author: Lynn Doughty

Another Indian bust with a shield.  You might think I would get tired of carving these but I don’t.  I love to paint and come up with new ways to detail the figures.  This one was for a lady who liked Appaloosa horses.   Once the figure was painted it looked kind of bland to me…

If you’ve ever driven across Oklahoma you note that while going west and approaching the middle of the state the earth turns quite red.   That’s certainly appropriate as the Choctaw word “Oklahoma” means Red People.    I thought I’d combine the two into an Indian cowboy character, hence the braids.  No doubt there were quite…

This old Scout has probably seen some pretty interesting things over the years out on the plains.  I wish I knew a few of his stories as after posting all these “catch up” posts I’ve completely run out of thing to say.  I’ll bet he’s looking forward to a cold one back at the Post canteen.  …

And now…..I’m officially caught up with what I’ve been doing since back in March.  Hopefully, in the future I’ll be able to keep a little more current about what’s been going on Out West! I had Judy take my photo with all the carvings we plan on taking along with us to the Cody Old…

He’s finally received his name.  After you’ve carved as many characters as I have over the years it’s gets harder and harder to come up with a unique name…and to me names are really important as they carry the theme of the carving.  So, in this carving, with the Indian chasing a Buffalo through an…

Here’s a new one that left the Ranch before the paint was dry!   The weekend’s over and he’s not to happy about what the Top Hand has laid out for him.  At least it’s not fence work. Hope you like him.   Comments welcome.

Well, it took a while but he’s finally finished…..Just in time for the Tulsa Woodcarving Show.   I’m quite pleased with the way he turned out and hope you are too.  That shield really sets him off and shows how much an extra detail can add to a piece. Comments welcome.

I finished this one up last week.  I really like to do the 3/4 style busts as a lot of detail can be squeezed in without making the figure so large. This Rancher is after the reprobates who have been diminishing his livestock.  He’s got his noose ready and is heading to the corral to…

Here’s Willy, all painted up and ready to head down to the new Casino and try is luck.  Hope you like him. Comments always welcome.

I’m still working to clear off the partially finished carvings setting on my work table.  One of the best way to do it is to add a bust body to one of the many heads I’ve done.  I think I’ve mentioned before that on our Tuesday carvers gathering at the Senior Center in town I…