red-breated nuthatch (1 Viewer)

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rockwright

Well-known member

• Apr 8, 2006

• #1

red-breasted nuthatch

This is a wood carving of a red-breasted nuthatch. That is, if I can get it to upload.

 

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buckskin hawk

Oklahoma Birder

• Apr 10, 2006

• #2

This is fantastic. I love the detail.

 

sue galos

Well-known member

• Apr 13, 2006

• #3

Wow - nice work - much harder than painting!

 

ladysweetapplez

Member

• Apr 14, 2006

• #4

This is great! How long did this one take to do? So much patience! Alot longer than painting it, that's for sure.

 

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rockwright

Well-known member

• Apr 14, 2006

• #5

sue galos said:

Wow - nice work - much harder than painting!

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Actually, I think this is easier than painting. Once you have the basic form carved, putting in the feather detail is relaxing. Getting a 2 dimensional artpiece to look like 3 dimensions is hard work - at least in my opinion. Thanks for your comment.

 

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rockwright

Well-known member

• Apr 14, 2006

• #6

ladysweetapplez said:

This is great! How long did this one take to do? So much patience! Alot longer than painting it, that's for sure.

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Thanks for your comment. It took about three months of carving on the weekends and evenings. An advantage of carving is that I can work on a carving for a half hour or hour and stop. There's little preparation or cleanup time like there is for painting. Also, for me at least, painting is fun but hard to get right.

 

MLQ

Well-known member

• Apr 14, 2006

• #7

This is really lovely! Would love to see it in 'real life'!

 

calbirder

riparian woodser

• Apr 14, 2006

• #8

you should start selling these. I know I would want one for my desk that doesn't cost me $100 for it!