Black bear carved in pine knot~

[tnartist05]

This pine knot is where it was cut off some lumber. I relief carved the knot on front with the back nice and smooth for a hanger. Hes a younger black bear,hes 5 X 8 inches.

Your comments are more than welcome,thks for allowing me to post him.

Tn~

[Bartster]

forrest,


looks good very nice peice.

bart

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by wood-whittler

forrest,


looks good very nice peice.

bart

Glad you liked the younger bear Bart! I carve alot of smaller things right now with the temps so hot outside. Thks again---Forrest

[Kenny_S]

Very Nice carving and paint job. Very nice. Looks real.

[DADDIO]

dadgumit!!!! see there you go again forrest making way cool stuff out of nothing!!! i love the bear super paint and carving. i love bears maybe the fact i kinda resemble one!! lol i've carved a few but not as well as that,i do like the new lil quick carve bear in the new wci think i'll be trying that one. keep up the great work

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Kenny_S

Very Nice carving and paint job. Very nice. Looks real.

Thks Ken,Im glad you liked him plus he looks real some. I appreciate your thoughts.. Forrest

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by DADDIO

dadgumit!!!! see there you go again forrest making way cool stuff out of nothing!!! i love the bear super paint and carving. i love bears maybe the fact i kinda resemble one!! lol i've carved a few but not as well as that,i do like the new lil quick carve bear in the new wci think i'll be trying that one. keep up the great work

Ive not gotten my WIC yet but will ck that bear out in it.Im glad you think this bear looks ok,heck I use found wood,no artist or carver ever gets paid for his/her time but by using cheap/found wood,every thing is profit is how I see it. If people had seen this dirty knot,they would have hollar YUKkkk but some cleaning,sanding and carving plus painting it,it will sell pretty good. I make large 2 ft by 2ft picts,days of work but alot of people dont have the space for them so smaller cavings & art work,they will buy more of them.

always thank you, Daddio for your input... Forrest

[doris]

i like this carving a lot ... something in his way of looking ... aren´t these knot very difficult to carve ? because of the grain ? ... anyway, beautiful bear, thanks for sharing with us :-)

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by doris

i like this carving a lot ... something in his way of looking ... aren´t these knot very difficult to carve ? because of the grain ? ... anyway, beautiful bear, thanks for sharing with us :-)

Yes Doris,any knot is hard to carve and you are right the grains in a knot are not going in one direction,its where all or some of the grains meet and create a knot! Its easier to cut{carve} with the grain. Hes looking to his right at the hole in the old tree,he thinks theres a honey cone in it. I wanted to carve a honey cone and a few bees flying round but they would have gotten in the bears face too much to do that. I value your thoughts on this bear.

Thanks again........Forrest

[Tom-H]

Forrest, I don't do much relief carving, but I know a nice one when I see one. That's a nice one. Lots of carved bears look either mean or silly; not yours. Yours has the look of warm compassion. You have captured the innocent look of a young bear perfectly.

Tom H