For a long time I’ve been wanting to attempt to make a Native American wearing a war bonnet made with individual feathers. So, I sat down and carved 20 feathers about 5 inches in length out of pretty thin wood. I went ahead and painted them as to do that after they were installed on…
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!
Lash Larue
I’ve been working on this one for quite sometime and finally put the finishing touches on it today. I had thought all that black would just overpower the figure but I think it looks pretty good. I did do a little dry brushing to bring out the details and wrinkles a little. I wish I…
William F. Cody – Buffalo Bill
Originally published on November 19, 2014 – I also used this one as part of my demonstration at the Dayton, Ohio show and finally finished painting him up yesterday. I think he turned out really well. I’ve carved Buffalo Bill many times over years as he’s always been one of my heros since childhood. Hope…
The Trail Boss
Originally published on November 14, 2014 This is the piece I used during my demonstration on painting at the Dayton, Ohio show last weekend. I was a little worried about whether the limited amount of paint I was able to apply during the allotted hour I was given would carry over and match the other…
All Hat, No cattle!
Originally published on October 24, 2014 The title might be familiar but the character is new. Not much to say about this one other than I did a little different application of the neckerchief. The busts I’m doing now are a bit larger than most…standing about 11″ tall with the base. I think they make…
Dayton Demo
Originally posted on October 10, 2014 Last year I was ask by the Dayton Woodcarving group if I would do another demonstration. I had done one years ago on carving a horse that was received pretty well so I agreed to do another. As I’m continually asked about painting I thought a good subject of…
Emmet Kelly
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…
“You’ve Got To Be Kidding!”
Originally publlished on October 24, 2014 -Well, here it is. This piece has been occupying my time for the past couple of months. Not that it took me that long to complete. Doing some of these projects gets me so involved with details that the entire project grinds to a halt while I try to…
Bright Feather
Originally published on October 24, 2014 – First, my apologies to Mr. David Lemon for using his sculpture “Sweet Grass” as a reference for this figure. About two years ago Judy and I made a trip to Ennis, Montana to meet David and to pick up “Sweet Grass”, our first Bronze. As you can see…
Where’s The Beef? – Finished!
Originally published on October 10, 2014- Okay….Here are the final photos of the finished piece. I think it turned out pretty well. Can’t really see where I could have made it better. Of course things will start to show up the longer I look at it so I hope it leaves the inventory soon. Like…