First Loon For 09

[Merle Rice]

Hi Hugh,not much more that I could add that hasn't already been said, but I'm just going to say it is BEAUTIFULLY DONE. Merle

[Donna_T]

Hugh,
It's beautiful! I've wanted to do a loon for years. Even have a cutout. someday...............

Tell me, with a loon, do you do soft feathers on the chest and feather groups on the rest of it? I've never seen one in real life and they seem to be "slick" or smoother than usual birds/ducks.

Anyway, I love it.

Donna T

[Mottles]

Hugh, your Loon is just beautiful so well carved and painted. Excellent!
Kathy

[Hugh-P]

Donna the Loon is slick, smooth, mostly small, well defined , hard feathers. The head is stoned, and defined with the burning pen, the breast and belly is fine stoned, and touched up with the burning pen. The rest of the feathers are textured with the burning pen,(no stoning) with as fine burning as possible.
Thanks everyone for the very kind comments on the Loon.

[AlArchie]

Hugh, that loon is absolutely ELEGANT! A 10+

Al

[squbrigg]

Beautifully done Hugh! That is a big bird, at 24 " , but then the Loon is a fair size bird. Lot of work went into that one Hugh, and well worth it. Great job as usual.

Bob