April what's on you workbench? No fooling

Finally getting around to posting up some work, although I should probably be relegated to the children's table.

Readhead I just finished
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Repainted hen woodies
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Bluebill and pintail noggins waiting for some bodies
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More progress on my pair of Labrador Ducks. What you see here is the hen in the foreground with her base coats. This was before I added the finishing glazes to the head breast and side pockets. The drake in the background is at the same stage minus the breast and head paint.

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And this is other side of the head of the hen.

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She's done now but I haven't photographed it. The drake is nearing completion also. I'll have photos of them to start the May thread.
 
John
Very nice, those bills look very simler to the bill of a shoveler but a bit shorter, what type of paints are you using are they oils or acrilics.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie.
Its all about Building that Bond.
 
Eddie,

The Labrador Duck had a fleshy protuberance on the lower distal (front) portion of the bill. The belief was that these were used in eating mollusks, clams and such. I have lots of information including many pictures of the bills on the remaining taxidermic specimens showing these fleshy parts. I took a little artistic license, as I'm fond of doing, and made a little interpretation. As for the paint its all oils.

Regarding the shape and the size relation in regards to the head I used Audubon's notes from his painting done in 1833 that my wife was able to obtain for me from the University of Pittsburgh Library wherein he described the size of the bill as nearly as long as the head. That gave the basis to start with. And I ran with that.
 
John
I see what you mean about the fleshy pieces, but has still got the look of the shoveler, do these birds tend to feed like the shoveler and siff thier food.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie.
Its allabout Building that Bond.
 
Eddie,

Labrador Ducks went extinct in or around 1875. They were sea ducks and since they lived in the same habitat as Eiders and Scoters it is believed they ate the same foods. So I would venture to guess that no they didn't sift food like shovelers do.
 
John
You learn something every day, thanks for the information.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie.
Its all about Building that Bond.
 
Lots of good looking and creative stuff this month.
Well before I end up skipping completely over April here is the finished Spawning Arctic Char I started in March.
They are bright fish and orange doesn't photograph well... that's my excuse. :)

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Tim
 
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