Grizzly Carving

[riodot]

This is a carving I just completed. It is about 17" x 23" and is carved on a solid plank of Walnut.

I call it "Finders Keepers" - A big Grizzly claiming a hunter's Elk.

I used my NSK E Max for the rough out and my NSK Presto handpiece for the detail work.

I'm still learning how to use diluted oil paints as stains. I only have five colors to work with and mix up so far.......

(and I'm not a great photographer)

Lance

[SlowMover]

Looks really good to me...a lot better than I could do on a relief carving,

[Jesse_C]

I think your work is very good and the paint looks great to me.
I like it!

Jesse

[Dan Wegiel]

Hi Lance,

FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! The entire scene is very well done, thanks for sharing.

Dan

[carvereric]

looks great! super job on the expression and the leaves!

[Claude]

Nice carving, Lance!

Claude

[Magicman]

Lance the carving and the scene are great I really like them, but I especially like the leaves up in the right corner and the way you did the grass.
Larry

[riodot]

Thanks to all for the kind words - I've never done any carving this large.

Just love carving Big Game Animals (Bears, Elk, Moose, Deer) and leaves are always enjoyable for me to carve. - with this big old hunk of Walnut, I really wanted to tell a story.

Larry, Glad you like the style on the grass - the size of the area to carve made me try a different way to carve a meadow.

I saw something like it on a carved mantel once so I gave it a shot.

I wanted to give the meadow some movement - it was an experiment that I think works OK, but I'll experiment more to see how I can improve on it.

Lance

[Daryl]

Lance, that is a great carving!! Brings back some memories in my past. Thanks for sharing and showing it.
Daryl

[Merle Rice]

Hi Lance, Very good work and great detailing. Merle