davidinedinburgh Report post Posted November 27, 2017 This was inspired by a photograph on the website of the National Galleries of Scotland - https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/48678/kestrel The artist is Mary Syme Boyd - the carving was done in c.1936. The simplicity of the piece and the sense of menace and power really struck me. My version is about 10 inches high - I used American Walnut. It took me ages. Having gotten the rough shape, I stalled for a few months - anxious about where to start on the detail. I was thrown by the tapering nature - it's like an hour glass. Finally, I decided to start in the middle with the talons. Once these were done, it was relatively plain sailing - the proportions all followed on from the feet! Hope the photos come through ok. David. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Twilbeck Report post Posted November 28, 2017 Very nice well done . David I agree with you about the simplicity of the carving. Looks good, thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidinedinburgh Report post Posted November 28, 2017 Thanks Ed - you're always so kind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
