As the age of market hunters came to an end, decoy carvers began to produce decorative carvings that could be hung in a home or hunting lodge. The first carving is a pair of flying Kildeers. They are stylized and aged to look like they have been hanging in a hunting lodge for years. The second picture is of a Long-Tailed decoy. These are sea ducks and this style of decoy would have been used off the coast of Maine.
The first carving is a red breasted Merganser. The second picture is of thirty eight, antique style shore birds that I carved for a Fortune 500 Corporation. There are Avocets, Yellowlegs, Black necked Stilts, and Ruddy Turnstones. That's Anna, our Vizsla, she is keeping the birds under control.
The first carving is an antique style Wood Duck and the second is a Loon. Normally Loons would not be used as a decoy but they are such a classy bird with such a unique style, I simply wanted to carve one.
The first bird is a replica of a Cobb Island Bufflehead. The second carving is a replica of a Caines Brothers Mallard. Cobb Island is off the coast of Virginia and the Caines Brothers carved in South Carolina.
The is an antique style Red Breasted Merganser. I have tried to age the paint to make it look like it has sat outside for years. The second picture shows the distressed paint.
The is an antique style Canvasback Drake. It has carved eyes, slightly distressed, and a patina that makes the decoy decades old. The third picture shows some painting detail with distressed paint.
| Go back to the Home Page | Go to the Main Gallery | See other types of Carvings | See what is For Sale | Christmas Carvings | Montana webcams | Albert Racine Blackfeet Artist |