Messaged you. Here's one of you & your grand-dad that goes back a long way:
And here's one of a sign I made for him after he'd purchased his hunting property. Didn't think I ever took a picture of it, but there it was in my files:
Blake,
Always been good to see your posts on social media and follow some of the big events in your life.
Hard to believe it will be 17 years come October that many of us gathered up at Au Train Lake for what turned out to be The last. Time we'd hunt together.
Don't have any of his decoys, but...
Finished up another cork mallard. This one a spatter-painted drake.
Juried exhibit at the start of the month went well. The organizers seemed very receptive to a piece that broke away from the usual mold.
You might try to use the "search" feature to see what's been posted about the Carsten's mallard. Seem to remember an old thread where the consensus was that it was tough to paddle, but I would think for shallow marshes & potholes you'd be OK if weight and accessibility weren't huge issues.
That...
In recent years, I have been submitting some of my "After the Hunt" themed carving tableaus to Juried Art Exhibits and gallery shows, hoping to bridge that gap where "folk" and "sporting art" creeps into fine art circles.
While the pieces I'm submitting to galleries certainly lean more toward...
Had Scooter in for 8-week evaluation and X-rays and the Doc (Jacob Mathias DVM) was extremely pleased with what he saw. It was a bear trying to keep up with all the therapy exercises Joe Spoo sent and having to keep her leashed on every trip outdoors. Our freeze-out actually helped with...