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

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

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

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

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

Although the markings on this beautiful owl may seem daunting, once you… More

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

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

In the last issue, I carved the Baltimore oriole, did the texturing and… More

Texture is one of my favorite playgrounds with three-dimensional wood… More

Last spring, I had two nests in my yard, giving methe opportunity to watch… More

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