Category: Sculpture

I hope you’re not getting tired of Will as here’s one more rendition of him. It’s been quite a while since I carved Will Rogers so I thought I’d do another bust of the Oklahoma humorist.   The hat behind his head is not the one that will be there at the end but it…

I can’t remember whether photos of this carving have ever been published.  I think I did this piece back in 1997.  I still have it as I think it’s a great example of my best work.  I love the motion in the piece from the rope in his hand to the movement of the neckerchief. …

 I have decided to reopen my original Out West Woodcarving Blogger posts.  Here’s the link: http://outwestwoodcarving.blogspot.com   You will be able to see all my posts from the vary first one in May, 2006 to the most current.  I only post there now to keep the cite open.   While almost all the videos and all the…

Through my blurry old eyes, I think this was created back in 1997.   I hadn’t entered the internet world yet so I can’t rely on an old description.  Looking at the photo now I really like the horse’s painting.  The carving overall is pretty nice too.  I was still in the closed eyes period for…

What’s a Cowboy without his saddle?  I’ve carved a gazillion of them and they seem to leave the show table as soon as they’re set out.  Santas, Gnomes, carved roughouts?  Forget it!  Carve a couple Saddles and watch how fast they disappear!  You can’t miss…I guarantee it!  I’ve included lots of photos below along with…

Digging deeper I found another very early carving.  This one is a direct copy of Frederic Remington’s painting.  I still have this piece but for some reason I don’t think I’ve ever shown it here.  I think this one was also carved back in the late 70’s.  Judy and I were living in Tulsa at…

Woah!  Digging way back in the photo box I found this one from 1979.  This was my first attempt at carving a horse and figure together.  I was surprised that it worked out so well.  I will admit that I borrowed the action of the horse pose from the sculptor Harry Jackson’s bronze “Pony Express”. …

This is the second version of this poor guitar player that I carved.  Evidently, from the looks of his guitar and hat,  his music didn’t measure up to the campfire’s standards!  A fun figure to carve which didn’t hang around the Gallery very long. Comments welcome.

Here is a scene I did back in 2006 which is on permanent display in the Woolaroc Museum here in Oklahoma. It depicts a holdup at Prairie Dog Junction. I borrowed the idea for this one from a Charlie Russell painting I saw at the Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Lots of detail here….

Some of you might recall that in back 1997 I was fortunate enough to have a similar carving of a gold miner featured on the cover of Chip Chats. I did this one a few years later. While this fella is standing in the creek instead of kneeling most of the other details are quite…