A daunting new project ~ April 2013

King Eider Drake 

Shown here in the wild

APRIL 24th.

First steps. Unfortunately, the original wood block was not cut high enough to accommodate the upper feathers atop the body. Bart will have to carve and add inserts for those two tufts very soon. He needs those reference points in determining the layout of the lower feathers.

APRIL 28th.

Caleb's Duck: The Finished Piece

Flying to his new home in Harlem soon.

Wood Duck ~ Paint Layers

Taking the plunge. Settling into a color pallette.

The painstaking application of color, layer by layer. 

Later, other colors will be applied to add greater detail and definition.

Painting the Wood Duck ~ First strokes

First color choices and first strokes ~ always a hurdle. 

Bart chooses to work slowly and deliberately with a very fine brush.

Dualing Paintbrushes ~ alternating colors to create contrast and detail.

Blue-winged Teal ~ Finished piece

Wood Duck Progress ~ 2/9/13

The head is not yet attached. Burn lines on the face will help the carver 

identify the facial areas after the gesso primer is applied.

Caleb's Wood Duck (Drake)

Carving Progress: December 4th

Bart has been alternating between the Teal and Wood Duck Projects.

He prefers not to be painting two ducks at the same time so he's staggered the work.

Today: February 2nd

Here's one with the carver