Basswood and Bjorn

Carving more small head sculptures in Basswood this week.

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These little heads have been fun, and I’m getting a nice little group of them.

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Bjorn spent some time in the studio last weekend and he got to try a small plane. 

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The Valkyrien and The Berserker: Guest Artists

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Natalia and Bjørn have both joined me in the studio recently. Could anything make Bestefar happier?

Carving, Painting and Drawing

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I started another little Basswood sculpture. I also completed a small pencil sketch on Claybord and started a India ink, pencil and watercolor drawing on multi-media board.

Sculpture

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Basswood head painted with acrylic.

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Two maquettes in progress. The homage to Brancusi, et al on the left I imagine would be about 6-8’. The piece on the right you’ve seen before. Below is a Birch branch I found and loved. The cardboard pieces will be painted Basswood. I’m still working out a base.

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More Basswood Heads

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I’m still working on the helmeted head, and today I started another one from 2x2 stock.

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And CORGI friends!! Jyn and Sabine joining me for a break in the studio.

Oseberg Viking and Demon Cranium

I finally finished a couple of carvings today. I painted (stained?) the 12” Oseberg-style Viking with diluted Norwegian Orange acrylic. The Basswood Demon Cranium was painted with heavy-body acrylic.

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Painting Study

Kintsugi repaired bowl and a skull with a gold tooth. Pencil and watercolor on Strathmore Multimedia Board.

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©️2020 Montgomery J Nelson

This is a study for a watercolor I’ll be doing on Ampersand Aquabord. I expect the final version to be a bit darker, and I’ve decided to move the gold tooth to the other side.