Harold.....

[Iowa Carver]

Hi all, well I couldn't sleep and was in the shop working on this one at 5:00 this morning. This is a figure I did for a swap I am participating in. He is carved from a 1 inch square x 3 inch tall basswood block.

I call this one Harold. There is a lot of what I have learned from many folks on this one. A lot of Jack Price, a lot of Gene Messer, some Pete Le Claire, Will Hayden and others. I almost tossed this one in the garbage early on but I am glad I stayed with it as the face is one of my better ones I think. I also carved my first hand on this one. Looks ok I think. Anyway, I think I will paint this one in oils.

Thanks for looking as always, feel free to critique, comment as you wish.

Corey

[Arnold-Smith]

good one Corey;

Arnold

[tucker1931]

cOREY, YOU SURE NAILED IT ON THIS ONE, HE'S A BEAUTY, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY THERE OLD FRIEND, KEEP 'EM COMMING, THEY'RE GREAT.dANG CAPS, FORGOT TO TURN THEM OFF AND i AIN'T TYPIN THE WHOLE THING AGAIN. sORRY.
cLIFF

[Ron T]

Hi Corey, I agree, this one is really nice. Great detail and expression on the face.

[cannuckcarver]

Corey, this is very nice, good thing you kept him...lol I dod the same then look back at it and it talks to me....I get to it and voila....
Thanks for sharring.

[Iowa Carver]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Cliff, nPROBLEM

CC, I have to stop doing that at the first sign of trouble. Probably have thrown away a few keepers in that past but lacked the knowledge at that time to bring them back.

Thanks again,
Corey

[Mark N. Akers]

Corey:
Great job on the Harold,keep up the great job.Is this a swap at a carving show?

[catbird]

Corey, you really did some fine detail work on this piece. Good job! The only comment other than that would be in the second pic. his stomach looks a little distended, of course a woman would notice this! Actually his stomach looks a lot like my hubby's! LOL!

[CarverFromNoWhere]

WOW 1"x3" very good job, any idea if you'll paint em?

[Buckskin]

Awesome. He looks like a guy that used to play piano in a hotel restaurant back in the little town I grew up in.