In the previous issue, I explained how I carved a ringed teal, a bird that… More

If you think painting is complex, I hope to change your mind. I break down… More

The blue-winged drake is a beautiful bird. The highlight areas for me are… More

A local game warden had heard about my bird carvings. I showed him some,… More

I've always been interested in decoys that look old. Learning the… More

A client showed me a fairly common photo of a screech owl half awake in a… More

The scrub jay, like other jays, has a lot of character. You can spend many… More

The downy woodpecker is North Americas smallest woodpecker. It is also one… More

The male American kestrel has a unique color scheme, one unlike that of… More

The blue-winged drake is fun to paint. It gives you many opportunities to… More

After I photographed the falcon for the first part of this demonstration… More

No one has ever accused a hen bufflehead of being particularly colorful.… More

For some time, I had considered carving a rig of red-breasted mergansers… More

Through my years of decoy carving, I often thought about the beautiful… More

I have carved many long-tailed ducks over the years, including one I… More