Rick has tried acrylics but says he prefers oils because the acrylics dry… More

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

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

You can trace the history of the canvas decoy back to the turn of the… More

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

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

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

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

When painting the downy woodpecker I will use both an airbrush and hand… More

Most novice carvers begin with modest goals. Initially we may hope to just… More

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

It had long been a dream of mine to carve a one-piece common loon for the… More

I am ready to paint. I will use acrylic paints for this project. Acrylics… More