Cowboy Bust

[Brian Cathcart]

Hello,
Here is a cowboy I have been working on. It is still a work in progress.

I have been carving since Fall of 2010, stopped carving after Christmas of last year, due to the frustration of how I was carving. I then started studying the work of Lynn Doughty, Jim Quilici, and a few others.

After meeting with Jim, and seeing his amazing work in person, the passion for carving, was re-ignited.
Thank you Jim, Lynn, and others who have shared this awesome hobby with me.

Please let me know what you think ,
All comments, positive, negative, pointers, criticisms, etc... are welcomed.

If you see something I don't, point it out, that is what makes up better carvers.

Cheers
Brian

[K Karver]

Don't stop now, Brian. Looking good. I like your attention to detail. Clean looking carving. There would be more to the tip of the nose, lower top edge of nostrils, on my carvings, but that is a choice. Will await the finished product. John

[JIM QUILICI]

it really looks good to me......from here it looks like you haven't finished the hair in the back and you don't have the knot for the bandana drawn in...anf you got some fuzzies on the right ear...lol
good job...by the way guys this is his 3or4 th carving..........its better than the 3or4th carving I did..imho
Jim Q

[Kenny_S]

You can't go wrong with a teacher like James Quilici or Lynn. I am a fan of both Men.Great carvers! You will do well with James and it looks like you already have. Great looking carving piece.

[uvawyo]

Good start I can see Lynn's influence,

[carlt]

Wish my first carvings looked like that. the bust looks real good to me, keep carving.

Carl

[Ed Redwine]

It takes practice, study and determination. Looks like you are on the right path. Lynn's videos are great tutorials. Many of us follow them.

[Brian Cathcart]

Thank you everyone for the kind words. I will continue to strive to improve with this one, and all of the carvings to come.

Brian

[Mark Dellinger]

Brian,
He is coming along just fine. Keep up the good work, and don't give in to that old frustration bug, It bites everyone every now and again. Here is a little thought to keep you going. I keep carving beacuse of the joy it brings me, whether its joy from a completed project, learning some new technique, and most importantly, because of all of the great people that it brings across my path. The friendships are priceless!

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[Brian Cathcart]

Originally Posted by Mark Dellinger

Brian,
He is coming along just fine. Keep up the good work, and don't give in to that old frustration bug, It bites everyone every now and again. Here is a little thought to keep you going. I keep carving beacuse of the joy it brings me, whether its joy from a completed project, learning some new technique, and most importantly, because of all of the great people that it brings across my path. The friendships are priceless!

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

Mark,
Thank you for that, I will keep that with me. The frustration can be, well, frustrating I guess. If I look at it like you mentioned, I think that will help keep it away!

Thanks
Brian