June - Whats on your workbench?

I am still working on improving. Here is the hen for my mottled duck pair.



The pair...



This is where I was a year ago with my first pair.


 
a couple birds I have worked on this month and finished paint on this weekend.

merganser is headed to Mississippi
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The bill is for my rig, those guys in Illinois have inspired me to upgrade my diver rig
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Really like that Redhead Rig, Bill!

Here is a simple paint redhead I did yesterday:

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Credit goes to Mr. Modin on paint, I followed along while a friend of his painted his first decoy.
 
Bob, you nailed the color on the chiloe. Just as a point of reference, the chest, though quite well done, is not correct for the species. Recheck pics or specimen if you have one available. Base black with whitish barring, random lengths. Otherwise, KNOCKOUT!
 
Here's a Killdeer I'm working on - ordered by a father who wants one for each of his grown sons - and to celebrate one son's recovery from leukemia. It's just about ready for sealing. It has a White Pine body with Basswood wings and will be finished in oils.

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And, I had to clear off the bench so I could color (watercolors) my "rendering" of a proposed addition to our local food co-op - of which my wife is Board President. Yes, that's her strolling into the future doorway....

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Now, back to boat restoration, firewood splitting and lawn tractor repair.....

All the best,

SJS
 
Tom, love the pose of that scaup. I need to start keeping some of the birds I make and put them in my rig instead of giving them away to friends, but they don't seem to mind and I enjoy making them.

Steve, can't wait to see that killdeer in paint. I love watching those guys run around the yard. That drop shadow caused by the overhead light looks accidentally planned.
 
R C ~

You are right about the "accidental planning" on the Killdeer shadow. I tried showing both wings directly but the perspective was unappealing - and shadows don't lie (even though they are a bit blurry in this photo)!

Also, I just put my first paint on it. As I sometimes do, I paint it completely (though not fussily) before I seal it. I will seal it over the next day or so with varnish, and then put the oils on. This approach - which I only use on mantelpiece birds - can solve some coverage problems but can also add some depth to the final finish. And, putting the paint on early helps me get back to being excited about the bird.

All the best,

SJS
 
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