Three Cowpoke carvings are presented here as a visual study through photographs of the variations that can be carved in a similar subject. The WOOD BEE CARVER has been carving seriously for over forty years and yet every carving project continues to be a learning experience, a challenge in improving and refining the design and execution of the carving process. The three cowpoke carvings are the latest lessons learned and are shared here as examples for anyone who would like to carve their own cowpoke. Read the rest of this entry »
Hobos are colorful characters who lend themselves to caricature carving by exaggerating the realistic image of a hobo into an artist interpretation. A picture is worth a thousand words making this Hobo Study through photographs to speak for themselves. (click on photos to enlarge) Read the rest of this entry »
Carving heads into wooden clothes pins is a novel way to practice carving heads and faces since every face carved in never a lost effort because there is always something new to learn. This brief visual tutorial about carving on a clothes pin is another way to reinforce the process of face carving. (click on photos to enlarge) Read the rest of this entry »
Whittle Doodle Doods are the result of doodling with a knife. The fifty Doodle Doods pictured in this album are the end result of learning demonstrations for carving a Plane Face to learn the A, B, C’s of Face Carving. They are assembled with five faces attached together in a handy study grouping with eight photographs for each grouping.
Red Beard the Pirate is a carving project that serves as a model for another instructional journey in carving a six inch tall figure out of an inch and half square block of wood. A pirate subject provides several carving adventures in carving the various individual parts of the overall design. The finished carving of Red Beard in the opening photographs above serve as a visual tutorial of the various design features that are part of the overall plan while carving the individual parts. (click on photos to enlarge) Read the rest of this entry »
Carving another Gandalf wizard is an exercise of caving a previous project attempting to apply subtle innovations into a new version. Read the rest of this entry »
Old Salt is a caricature study of the old man of the sea. Three figures are used as a study in carving three different poses of a similar figure with slight variations. One Old Salt has his hands behind him while the two others have a thumb on one hand in the waist band of trousers using different hands. One is smoking a pipe. (click on photo to enlarge.) Read the rest of this entry »
Literary works of art have long been illustrated by two dimensional art through drawings, paintings and photography. Often classical sculpture has illustrated a larger story through its visual effect that upon seeing the sculpture the story is remembered. Caricature carver Steve Prescott has introduced a unique way of using caricature carving of inanimate objects to illustrate cowboy poetry. Steve has collected hats, primarily western hats for a long time and when he read a poem entitled “I Know That Hat” his creative genius came to life to create a caricature illustration for the literary art of cowboy poetry. In his own words and through photographs Steve illustrates a cowboy poetry poem with his caricature art through HATS. (click on photos to enlarge)
Caricature of Inanimate Objects
Way back in Mrs. Myers 11th grade literature class I hated studying poetry considering it too mushy and flowery. Since then, I have discovered cowboy poetry and I have it. It’s down to earth, humorous and deals with real life situations. My favorite cowboy poet is Baxter Black. His poem, “I Know that Hat,” struck a note with me as a hat lover, as well. I decided to try a caricature woodcarving that would go with the poem. Read the rest of this entry »
