Thanks a lot for all the positive feedback!
I find it helpful to see what others here are working on - helps keep the momentum going. Thanks.
"Taking a break" from work this weekend to repair the horsehair plaster on a ceiling in our house... not a bad job, and a nice change of pace.
A lot of amazing & impressive work posted so far this month by all of you. Very inspiring! Here's what I've been working on for a couple of weeks... just finished it today.
Oil on linen 14 x 20 inches.
Thanks for the kind words - they're nice to hear coming from such a knowledgeable & skilled group.
As the years go by miniature work is definitely more difficult for me than it once was, but still fun.
Yes - birch bark can be quite durable. I've used it for tails on full-sized hunting decoys...
Miniature drake Pintail carving I just finished. About 6" long overall & 3.75 inches tall, not including the driftwood. Balsa body, pine head, birch bark tail. The feet are made of copper wire armatures covered with thermoplastic modeling clay.