Category: Sculpture

Well, it’s been quite some time since I made a post here so I guess I’d better try and catch up. The reason I’ve been absent, besides the spring and summer chores that seem to never end around here, is because Judy and I have been invited to show my carvings at the Cody Old…

I finished this carving last week.  So the next step is determining just how to present it.   As I’ve done a number of Chuck Wagon Cooks in the past I want to make this one unique from those.  Now I could just mount him on a base by himself but by adding another detail apart…

I’ve used this pose several times in the past.  To this one I added the hangman’s rope and noose to create a little mystery to the piece.  The rope is made out of twisted wire and while I don’t think I was able to wrap the knot with the regulation 13 times I still think…

Not much to say about this fella as I’ve done so many Cowboys over the years there is not really anything that new about him.  He’s is a lot larger than my normal figure, standing about 20″ with the base.  He’s heading to the big show in Santa Fe so I wanted him a size…

I’m still in the process of clearing heads off the workbench so with this one I thought it would be a reasonable representation of the Mountain Man Jim Bridger, or Old Gabe as he was known.   Naturally, a little artistic license will be used to make the figure more interesting but that’s okay, at least…

Just finished working on this one yesterday.  The carved feather was still wet with primer so I used a real one for the photo.  I tried something new this time by adding some beaded piping along the edge where the body of the shirt meets the fringe of the sleeve.  Should look pretty good when…

This piece measures just at 18″ with the walnut base.  I originally painted him without any facial decoration but was completely unsatisfied with the result.  So after a little more research and a trip back to the paint table he became a completely new character.  Frankly, with those piercing eyes it’s hard to look away…

At last a Cowboy! Brrrrr!  I don’t envy this Buckaroo, having to face a day in the saddle checking the fence lines.  Hopefully he had a good breakfast and is wearing his woolies cause it’s cold out there.  That’s a stogie in his mouth.  He should know better! This one also stands about 12″ tall…

Here’s one I finished a couple of weeks ago.  Lots of color!  He stands about 12″ tall with the walnut base.  Hope you like him. Comments welcome.

I tried something a little different with this one by setting it off center so he would be looking over his shoulder. His smug look really adds a lot of interest by making you wonder just what he’s so self-righteous about.  With the colors of the shield, shirt, and knife it’s really a bright piece…