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…
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!
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…
The Booshway – June 12, 2016
Here’s one that’s been on the workbench and paint table for quite a while. With springtime chores and a planned trip to Jackson, WY, Yellowstone, the Tetons and the Little Big Horn battlefield taking precedence, finding time to do some whittling has been difficult. We had time to take in the Mountain Man museum…
Seasons Past – May 15, 2016
Just a reminder. When you see the Blog post dated from a previous year, as shown above, it means that the shown carving was done back then. Thanks! – I put the final finish to this one early this morning. I think he turned out really nice….one of my best efforts. As I mentioned earlier,…
Bright Star – May 12, 2016
I finished this one yesterday. Thought I might get the nameplate in time for the photo but it didn’t show. Lots of beading on her and also added beaded leggings for this one to add a little more interest. It took a while to come up with the beading patterns but I think she turned…