Bart Wilson of Guyton, Georgia recently honored me with a gift of three of his caricature carvings during the Dollywood Woodcarving Showcase, 2009.  This was our first face to face meeting as we had only communicated with each other through the Woodcarving Illustrated Message Board. 

Bart has a unique carving gift and a creative eye for caricature carving, so much so, that I want to show photographs of his carvings so more people can be inspired by his work.  He is a good example of a carver who is not afraid to experiment to develop one’s own carving style.  So take a look and be encouraged to develop your own style under the WOOD BEE CARVER’S philosophy, “Would be carvers would be carvers if they would carve wood.”

Study each of the four views of these three caricature carvings to observe the style and movement of each one. The next series of photographs are of other carvings done by Bart that are just as eye catching and each has a story to tell.

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The next photograph of a caricature scene tells a thought provoking story that is provocative rather than humorous.

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This caricature has a lot of character and if you listen closely he will tell you a tall tale about the person who carved him into being.  He will tell you that Bart Wilson is a level headed, sensitive, intelligent, studious and serious thinker who would never do anything out of the ordinary.  Remember it’s a tall tale. Actually, Bart is a character much like the next photograph, a true to life likeness of what Bart is really like.

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