Category: Sculpture

Originally published on October 26, 2009 I’ve always been fascinated by the Buffalo Soldiers, probably because they were headquarter just up the road from us in Fort Scott, Kansas. They patrolled the military highway between there, Fort Gibson, Ok, and Fort Smith, Arkansas. Just maybe they rode right by the Out West Gallery. Whatever, I carved…

Originally published on October 11, 2009 It’s about Beer-30 and time for a cold one after a dusty day in the saddle. No long-neck for this wrangler…a frosty can with a pop-top will do just fine.-I did this one back in ’03 and it’s probably setting on a bar somewhere in Virginia, at least that’s where…

This one was created back in 2004.  A real nice piece.  Lots of details.  Hope you like him.  Comments always welcome. 

Originally published on September 30, 2009 Now that’s a stretch! I think this carving really turned out great and even though I didn’t add that second figure it ended up just the way it should have.-One thing we have to remember is that the larger the piece the harder the sell. That is another reason I…

Originally published on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Several years ago I thought I’d have one of my pieces cast in bronze to see whether the wood medium would transfer over to bronze. For those of you unfamiliar with the bronze process here is a link that will fully explain just what is involved. One of…

Originally published on Saturday, August, 30, 2008 This is a little carving I did off of that famous photo of Billy. The only change I made was to place his rifle in his hand instead of having him holding by the tip of the barrel with the butt on the ground. I like the way…

Well, once more I’ve been remiss in posting the video episodes of this project as their finished.  Sorry!  So here is the link to my Youtube page where you can find the complete series:   https://www.youtube.com/user/lodoughty With the arrival of spring on the ranch, the chores have multiplied considerably and things have been pretty hectic around…

Originally published on August 26, 2008 Here is a carving I did back in 1974 that I’ve always been proud of. You might recognize the pose if you’re familiar with Frederic Remington’s work. It’s from an oil painting titled “Stampede by Lightening” which hangs at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. I did a copy of…

I’ve been having so much fun with the Mexican theme I thought I’d do one more but try a complete figure this time. I have done this little scene a couple times before but have always used a Cowboy as the character. While it’s basically the same thing the addition of the sombrero completely changes…

Originally published on Friday, July 18, 2008 I thought I had posted this carving earlier but after checking I found I haven’t. I did this a couple years ago for the Daughter’s of the American Revolution. It was raffled off at the end of the conference year. I think it was one of the best…