Mountain man carving

Paul_Guraedy · #1 01-13-2006, 07:31 AM

I just uploaded into "Carver Galleries" a couple of photos of my latest effort. I have been working on this piece (Harley Schmitgen roughout), off and on, for a couple of years now.

It is basswood, mounted on a cedar slab, painted with acrylics and finished with deft (liquid wax)/burnt umber and measuring 23" by 17". The cedar slab was finished with pure tung oil mixed at 2:1 with mineral spirits. I carved the feathers (red-tail hawk, great-horned owl, immature golden eagle) from tupelo as inserts. Fur and hair were gouged with V tool, then #11/2, #11/1 and then burned. Feather veins were burned.

I am not a "people" carver, so only worked on this one when the mood struck me. This guy is at the end of a hard season and late in his career. (Just like me!)

icarve2003 · #2 01-13-2006, 07:52 AM

Paul,

Beautiful carving! The realism in the man and the horse is right on.

Chris.

Dylan · #3 01-13-2006, 08:24 AM

Pual that is a wonderful carving. I love the detail that you put in it. And id I say that the paint job is beautiful.

Dylan

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #4 01-13-2006, 08:39 AM

Looks like they both been "rode hard and put away wet"!! LOL good job!

Callynne · #5 01-13-2006, 08:47 AM

Paul, great job, that's a wonderful carving! I really like your choice for the base too! Looks like you should fit a couple more 'people' into the 'late part of your career'...you definitely still have what it takes!!

Deborah

GILLY · #6 01-13-2006, 09:03 AM

Paul, that is an absolutly beautiful peice of work! It gives the feeling of trudging through a blizzard on a high mountain.............well doneThumbs Up

Thor · #7 01-13-2006, 09:26 AM

Great use of the shape of the wood! Wonderful paint as well.
Thanks for showing it to us. The fact that it took years is interesting. Maybe there is hope for the growing pile of unfinished pieces I have started.
Thor

wade clark · #8 01-13-2006, 10:12 AM

Paul,
Very nice! Keep up the good work!
Are you in that new house that you were building yet?
Wade

Kenny_S · #9 01-13-2006, 11:04 AM

Really nice Paul. You said you wasn't a people carver but ya sure done fooled me!

Mark N. Akers · #10 01-13-2006, 03:27 PM

Paul: very good job on carving and painting,enjoyed seeing it on the site.

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