Tony,
That's going to be sweet. I can't wait to see this project come full circle. I always, and still do, wanted a Chuck Huff. It just seemed like the perfect combination of a marsh boat and a speed boat.
Mark,
Check out Geoff Vine's YouTube Channel "GVine." He has several videos from his painting seminar at the St. Charles decoy show. He works with oil paints and knows how to blend them. I learned so much just watching him paint that I forgot most of it and need to review his videos:) It...
Rich,
That's a great idea! I still have my first blue bill. We could call it, "Then and now." Or, "Beauty and the beast." Or, for me, "Still try'n." Let's do it.
Calling out all decoy nuts! The 8th Annual Rutgers Institute Decoy Float is happening on Friday, August 14 2015. Anytime after 3 pm until o'dark thirty.
Float'em if you got'em! Bring decoys you admire or decoys you've carved and drop them into Gun Lake and relax. We'll be having a BBQ and...
Pat,
The SW Michigan crew will be there on Friday. One of our own actually has a table so you could say we are finally "joining the party." I've been looking forward to this all year! See ya soon.
I have to give a lot of credit to my Grandpa. He passed away before I ever had a chance to know him. Yet he still somehow left a very lasting impression. It was an old Mason bluebill that he had stripped the paint off of in the 50's. My Grandma gave it to me because I was a duck hunter...
Great times, Pat! You are so right, it is about the people and the good times we have together. I can't wait until the St. Charles Decoy Show to re-hash those good times and talk decoys. God bless.