Here’s a new one. “Montana Pete”! He stands almost 14″ tall with the base. You can tell he’s from Montana by the at he wears….a Montana Peak style of crown. This shows up better in the side view pics. 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!
Endeavor to Persevere – March 2016
Okay….I’ll say it! WOW! I really like this piece. I had my doubts as I painted him but once I added the facial decoration it all seemed to come together. I really like the eyes as they just seem to say so much. Sort of “Look! I’m here and I’m not going anywhere!”…
Native American With Robe – March 2016
About wore myself out today doing this one. Cut the blank out from a 4 inch piece of basswood I bought back in the 90’s and I think it was in the process of becoming petrified as it sure was hard. This one is 15 inches tall with the walnut base and it might grow…
Touch The Stars – January, 2016
January 26 – Here is a new one I’m in the process of doing. The shield will be fleshed out quite a bit more before it’s finished. Also it’s a bit more realistic in the facial features. I’ve lessened the size of the eyes which should look pretty good once the color is added….at least…
“Friend Or Foe?” – Feb. 2016
For some strange reason I seem to have not made a Blog entry on the construction of this piece. Strange! Anyway, I’ll see if I can remember as much as I can about how it came to be. As I usually do, I carve the head before moving on to other parts of the piece. …
Wichita – January, 2016
Put the finishing color to this one yesterday and he turned out just great. Especially, as his head had been collecting dust on the workbench for the past couple of years. I guess it proves the adage that you shouldn’t rush into some things. With the base this one stands as 12″ so it’s makes…
Jedediah – January, 2016
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…
Muley – January 10, 2016
This one is rather dark due to the hat brim but that sort of adds to the mystique of what this fella is about. Now, what he is about I have no real idea but with the name of Muley I can imagine all sorts of things. He’s probably looking those two Asses over…
Muley and Jedediah – December, 2015
Jedediah And here’s another work table escapee! The head for this one was recarved twice before I was satisfied with the result. What was once a piece that I just didn’t like became one I sorta liked and finally into one I really like and should be a real winner once painted. Should be lots…
After The Hunt – December 2015
You might be wondering where we’ve disappeared too for the past two months. Well, we’re still around, just overloaded with things happening around the place. However, as you can see by the photo to the left I’ve gone and finished the project we were working on. I apologize for skipping ahead but it was just…