More Knives

A good way to get through the winter besides painting. As you can see I don't make the same thing all the time. What would be the fun it that? Woods used are bolivian rosewood, yellow heart, ironwood and bocote for example. Selecting the wood relative to the type of knife is part of the allure for me.

Bowie Knives

Here's a couple of elk handled bowie knives I made this winter. The one at the top is the largest I've ever made. Of course they both have my custom leather sheaths.

New Buffalo Painting

Finished this 18x24 recently and it turned out really nice. May have a buyer in Tennessee which would be nice. It is called "Generations".

Here's another knife

With black mesquite handle.

Knives

I call myself also a knifemaker but never put any up on the blog even though I've sold 40-50 on ebay in the last few years so here is one.

Wind River Moose

Not sure of the title but this 18x24 at least impressed my wife (prejudiced). My brother thought I should use a bit more atmospheric perspective so I tried. I guess it's not bad.

Sandstone Cat

I had this older photo from a trip through John Day, Oregon of a sandstone formation I always wanted to paint because I like patterns. So I gave it a try and added a cougar in this 18x24 painting. Not sure how I feel about it but that's not uncommon for me when I do something different.

First painting of 2011. It's an 18x24 (of course) titled "Cariboo Hunters" from the idea of the painting by Bob Kuhn called "Return Of The Cariboo". They say if you spend too much time on a painting you lose spontaneity. My problem in spending too much time on this is something I need to have in mind from the beginning, the light source. It seems I have a bad tendency to get into the painting and then start deciding the direction of the light which then makes me adjust values. Of course we could just say it's diffused light. Ha!

This is an 18x24 done recently called "Headstart". Animals are good although I admit my treatment of the foreground seems somewhat radical. It's nice.

A larger 30x40 painting with, of course, a moose. Got the idea for this from a painting entitled "Slide Lake" by Tucker Smith (yes, I stole it). Just really admire the guy who lives near the Wind River range in wyoming. Moose not one of my best but works ok. Hate to waste a good mountain on just an ok moose.

Of course I like painting moose. Think it's the challenge of getting the antlers right. This 18x24 turned out ok. Title is River Crossing (a dilemma at high flow).

An 18x24 I might title Yukon Brothers (dall sheep). The background mountain is from an actual photo I took along the Campbell Highway out of Whitehorse about 5 1/2 years ago (great trip on a 350 mile gravel road). Alot of white is difficult to paint.

Thought I'd put in a few paintings I've done recently, mostly for my brother Mike since he's the only one who seems to look at them (and maybe my son Jack if he's so inclined). This is an 18x24 of Lakefork Creek near where I live. Lately, since I am not an entrepeneur, I think about quitting painting but can't help myself. I am in too deep.