Sleeping Avocet Smoothie

[LCorbett]

I just finished up a smoothie sleeping avocet. My first smooth carving and my first shorebird...
I sorta documented the painting process start to finish...
Sleeping American Avocet
My photos are formatted too big for the Gallery here, hence the link....:-)

Thanks for looking!
Lori

[Juhani]

Beautiful Lori!

[RMitchell]

Love the avocet Lori .
Bob M

[LCorbett]

Thanks a bunch Juhani and Bob...I'm thinking I'm gonna be doing more shorebirds, and certainly more smooth birds...I pushed my personal envelope and discovered a new passion....

[Joy]

Beautiful sweetness. Thanks for sharing.

[wildfowl_carver]

Yo Honorary (soggy bottom bottom Girl) Nice looking Avocet good thing you didn't try to paint it at OC that night don'r think it would have turned out a well LOL bring your wadders in 2008 Jims putting on some more weight i think we can take you this year BA

[LCorbett]

WHOA...you mean I'm officially an Honorary SB??? COOL. An honor I'll try to do justice to....
I'm glad I didn't finish under that funky light too...next time I'm bringing my OWN lights...or...hey, here's an idea...FINISH the silly thing before flying out...LMAO...

I'll bring my waders...but I have a sneaking hunch that I won't have time to get into them...lolol....but I've been running every day...catch me if you can...

Welcome the the forum by the way!!!

[Hugh-P]

In my dreams only, to be able to paint like that. Beautiful carving and painting both. Great way to start the day with such an inspiration. Thanks for posting.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

You do outstanding work Lori!

[LCorbett]

Hugh and Hi_Ho...THANK YOU very much...it was an experimental piece for me (first totally smooth bird), and I learned a few things...I think I'm going to use less texture and more paint effects on my future carvings. See if I can reach a happy medium....