Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 12:07PM My mallard won the third best of division for the IWCA working decoy contest at the 2011 Columbia Flyway Show on September 10th, 2011. This is a picture taken during the judging of the "best of puddle ducks" portion of the competition. That pintail in the background is also one of mine. It won a blue ribbon as best in pintails.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:51PM Here are some close-up head portraits of the three birds. I love how the oil paint blends when it is wet.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:21PM I've spent some time this summer practicing with oil paints. Here are a few I completed recently.
Mallard:
Barrow's Goldeneye
Wigeon
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 10:38AM Here's a Barrow's goldeneye I finished recently. I haven't done many diver ducks in recent years and I had fun doing this one.
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:55PM Here's a mallard I carved from tupelo and painted with acrlic paint.
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 9:19AM Here's a miniature black brant I carved as a donation for the Washington Brant Foundation. The bird was inspired by a carver named Jim Manning who is prolific making in these cartoony decoys. Years ago I won a hooded merganser Christmas ornament from him which looked similar to this in style but has a red and white winter hat and a loop to hang on the tree. It's packed away right now or I'd take a picture of that as well. Hopefully this makes a few extra bucks for the Brant foundation.
