Here’s a new one I just finished carving Friday. Hopefully, I can get him finished up before the show in Ohio next month. With the base he stands approximately 18″ and is quite an impressive piece, especially once he’s got some color to him. I’m sure the main feature on him will be the drum….
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!
Buffalo Girl -Part 3 – July 30, 2016
All done and she turned out great. I was kind of bleary eyed painting all the beading but it really sets off the piece as does the Buffalo skull. I decided not to paint the upper part of the dress the darker color as it would have detracted from the overall piece. I…
Buffalo Girl- Part 2 – July 24, 2016
Spent the morning painting the Buffalo Skull for my new piece. Looks pretty good although the photo really doesn’t show all the colors used. Before starting I checked the skull hanging in the Out West Gallery next door, to make sure I indicated all the major skull details, i.e., plates, nerve holes, etc. As that…
Buffalo Girl – July 23, 2016 – Part 1
I’ve been working on this one for the past 6 or 7 months. Once it’s painted I think it will be one of the best so far even though, after taking the photos, I noticed a couple areas that need to be corrected. With the walnut base she will stand about 20″ tall. An impressive…
Wandering Bull – Part 3 – July 8, 2016
He’s finished!! I thought I’d never get this one off the work table. I think he turned out pretty good. Certainly a colorful one. I repainted the eyebrows black to try and recapture the stern look on his face that was lost when I painted on the red facial decorations. It didn’t work completely…
Wandering Bull – Part 2 – July 8, 2016
Squeezed in a little brushwork today. The photo looks a little distorted as I took it with my phone. It’s really not that crooked. One thing I’ve learned when painting facial decorations is that it can change or hide expressions. That happened here. Unpainted he looked really P.O.’d but here he looks kind of contemplative. …
Wandering Bull – Part 1 – July 7, 2016
This one has been on my workbench for about 6 months staring at me each day so I thought I would go ahead and finish him cause he looks a little threatening. I still have to add a few more details….actually, I have to add a lot of details to him to flesh him…
Rendezvous Bound – Part 3 – June 27, 2016
Finally! I thought I would never finish painting this guy but in the end it was worth the effort. Really like all the bright colors and especially the feathers. The only problem I can see is that there is so much color it’s hard to focus on one area without being drawn to another!…
Rendezvous Bound – Part 2 – June 22, 2016
Spent yesterday afternoon painting the hat. Instead of a single feather thought a group of them would look better and add a little pzazz to the piece. The Turkey feather turned out so nice I’m thinking of changing the name of the piece. The Blue feather is from a Blue Jay and the Red one…
Rendezvous Bound – June 18, 2016
I think we’re having a Rendezvous down at the shop. Mountain Men all over the place. Here’s the latest. This one is pretty large compared to what I normally do….14″ with the walnut base. Still have to add the feathers to his top hat and then it’s off to the paint table. Should be…