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This is a head that Caleb painted. Typically he feathers the bodies far more than necessary with an airbrush, but there is a level of expectation from customers that they see that kind of detail in our work. We use black ducks decoys instead of mallard hens even here in Idaho, almost no...

I really like the color combo on the heads, I'm going to try that out.

this pair of King Eiders is part of a collector series of all north American ducks. I only lack, common eider, spectacled eider, black scoter and white wing scoter. These are both fully flocked.

I finally got that canvasback urn finished. Black sure isn't black enough unless it's flocked, but this is detailed to sit on the shelf most of the year. It is balanced to be hunt able a couple of times a year. I used about 2/3 of the ashes, the rest I'd expect will be spread on a favorite...

you got my attention with those ruffed grouse, it makes my mouth water.

The rustoleum color is just Almond, but it's just not quite right for a black duck head, even with the bisque tan flocking. Here's a tip if you do start airbrushing, it's easier to start with a light base if you want to paint light colors over that, it's hard to paint white over dark flocking...

If the truth be told, there isn't a lot of reason for the airbrush on black ducks. It just depends on how dark you want them. We airbrush primarily because it's fun. I'd still do the double coat. Depending on how black you want them you can change the color under the brown flocking. If you...

When I got started painting almost 60 years ago, there was no one to ask for help. When I started carving wood 44 years ago, there was no one to ask about tools and wood to carve. I used an Xacto and was carving on spruce boards and drift wood. There was no youtube or internet or even artists...

Well that's quite a project. The earliest snow we had when we lived there was September 1, only a few inches. My wife and I posed with our cross country skis out behind the house with the Chena in the background on Sept 1, we though ti was so 'cool' to have snow so early, but we got over that...

The two best dove hunts i've been on have been in sunflower fields. We have lots of collard doves, but I've only hunted once since I moved here 7 years ago and have never shot one. I'm always so busy this time of year it's hard to get out. We did go fishing today and caught quite a few...

I've heard nothing about pigeon hunting, but I've sure been commissioned to do several of them, both wood pigeons and rock pigeons. I kind of like the dove that Final Approach did with my pigeon body, but it's huge, the same size as the pigeons in the photo. I'm kind of a fan of just a bit...

I'm in the middle of a bunch of design work right now which at this stage is miles and miles of lines a 1/2 inch at a time. The wigeon butt decoy will not be feathered initially, at least until I make a mold of it for myself. Feather groups and a little definition is all that is necessary for...