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1. Viking Ship entering a fjord.
Carved in eastern birch, 24" x 38"
This is one of the more challenging landscapes I've undertaken. The depth of field that requires to be rendered is huge and must be accomplished in only 1-1/4". If the carving were smaller the task would be easier, of course. But the dimensions employed here make it necessary to divide the various objects in the carving between thin layers, all the while maintaining an even slope from foreground to background.
The ship itself moves through most of the depth of field and requires accurate rendering to look real. Notice the waves, and how they change from bold layers in the foreground to ever finer tool marking in the distance.
The pattern for this carving is a composite of more than a dozen images of both men, ship and landscape. Most of these images were found on the internet. Strange enough, there are many sites dedicated to the preservation of Viking ways, and these offer many realistic images of clothing, armor, weapons, ships and houses.
2. Twin Pines
Carved in american mahogany, 22" x 32"
These pines are symbols of the "true north strong and free" as our national anthem puts it. Often found standing off from the forest, these trees endure, even prosper in an environment of extremes, growing tall and majestic against the horizon.
3. Like a Deer: Farming landscape
4. Like a Deer: City landscape
These two carvings, commissioned by the same family as wedding gifts for their children, share the same words but different backgrounds. The first was gifted to a daughter marrying a farmer, and the second was gifted to a couple trained in medicine, thus the "H" on one of the city buildings. Actually, four of these carvings were commissioned over the years, one for each of the children.
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