12/25

Well... Hope everyone is having a great holiday season... Been real busy with work, hunting, carving, painting, eating, sleeping, and everything else that goes along with living...

Here is a photo of some metal work that I have done last summer... and a photo of a Chickadee Christmas ornament that I made for are local carving club exchange... in which I received a great carving of a Santa head...

Now that 2010 is almost over, some look at the new year as starting new, time for resolutions and wiping the slate of the last year clean.. ..

Most carvers look at the new year as time to get some birds done.. time to evaluate how your art form is progressing... time for some reflection... maybe a good look inward...

This is getting way to heavy, I better lay off those rum balls... HAPPY HOLIDAYS...

12/20

Well.. Been real busy with everything around this hoilday season... working and carving and painting and shopping and hunting and sleeping...

Here are some shots of the Pintails that I was painting.. tried to do a simple paint job, with some jazzed up areas... like I stated before, Pintails are not my bird... but this pair I kinda like... I would hunt over them if they were mine to do that with...

Glad they are done.. onto better things... got around 5 birds to float at shop tomorrow night...

hope they all float without much hassel... after floating and a day to dry out, then the painting begins...

I will keep you posted...

12/6

Well... was down stairs painting a Pintail... had Ron Smay over and he is painting a Wood Duck...

With carving and painting decoys, I know my limitation.. I have a hard time painting Pintails... they are just not my bird... but I'll keep trying.. some birds are just not fun to do... and some are... everyone has their favorite... that is why they make vanilla and chocolate..

Here are some shots of the Ugly Mug Club... only four members so far.. Mike P. is the president and keeper of the golden mug... Karl has just been voted in and waiting his turn with the goat...

the next seminar when we are all together should be fun... Rich is still waiting for a title... we will have to vote on that...