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Well I don’t know why I haven’t been scuffing the spar varnish before putting on the gesso I was using for primer. I have noticed the gesso and paint scratches off very easily. I’ll switch over to that method moving forward. I didn’t know Behr made a clear spray I’ll have to look for it.

I might end up going that route. Painting acrylic on wood has not given me the results I expected. Mostly because I’ve gotten used to painting textured surfaces.

Was working on cleaning my office when I was suddenly struck with some inspiration. This lamp is at least 70 years old, and was my father’s. I think it’s time to make a woodduck in this pattern.

Finished my other urn decoy for my first dog that I fortunately still had some ashes for. I went sort of off script on the paint Job. I did some Steve Sanford pieces and then just freestyled it. I’m glad I did.

I ended up saying heck with it and just going for it. Make it mine you know?

I’m continuing with my journey in wood today. I’m lukewarm to it. It was fun to do some draw shaving. And I’m looking forward to finishing it. But I find the carving to be a little slower than I like. I suspect once I finish this one I’ll go back to cork. I hollowed this one first and...

Well I finished the basic painting of Lucy’s urn. I’m a little underwhelmed. I feel she deserves better. But no reason to say it’s completely done. I might patina it after I get the keel on. Painting wood is different. I have gotten used to textures.

Trying to go with an old school classic finish. Messing around a bit. I’m thinking combing the paint is the ticket.

I do, but I intentionally texture cork decoys with Gesso and texture medium. I’m going to try to do a couple of things on these. Smooth gesso, gesso with combing, smooth gesso with combed paint, an what not.

I decided to make some quick wooden “decoys” today to practice on. I even put some spar varnish on tgem. It’s pieces of an old log bed frame I kept because I’m a hoarder. Ripped in half and sanded to “shape”.

I stared at my boat for hours and have been to the hardware store multiple times trying to figure out how to mound a rail for the sides in my rod holder tracks. Then it hit me. Rod holders. I have some old plastic rod holders. Turns out 1.5 inch PVC fits them perfectly. Now it’s never...