Gananoque Ontario a Muskie fishing town



Large muskie preserved on  aboard a mUskie Jake's Bar.

LARGE MUSKIE PRESERVED BY TAXIDERMY SKIN MOUNT.
Lots of spots  along the fishes sides.

Proof that a lot of people like the fishing in the GANANOQUE AREA!

Gananoque Inn, Muskie Jake's Bar is a gathering place of large muskie  and tall tales fueled by alcoholic beverages.

Delivery of the finished wood carved muskie to Barry from Vermont, U.S.A.

Super large muskie taxidermy skin mount caught from the nearby St. Lawrence River.

The ancient old giant record muskie caught October 1988 by Ken O'Brien from the Moon River near Georgian Bay

Celebrating Thanksgiving long weekend! Thursty Pike beer (Charles Weiss label design) goes great as a beverage with almost any thing , Gananoque Brewery of Gananque Ontario!

acrylic painting :Night Time Leaping Muskie

The rough drawing in my sketch book expressing the  dramatic leaping muskie.

This artwork is copyrighted by Charles Weiss 2015

Titled: Edge of Night Bite.
Close up detail of leaping musky acrylic painting.

Panoramic moon lighted scene. Lots of small water drops sprayed around.

The Lac Seul  Turr - bo  surface lure featured in the painting. This lure is made by American Hardwood company
8.5 inches long weight 2.75 ounces..

The rough under painting with a lot of purple magenta showing in the background.

The scale shapes and lines are a way of creating the rounded shape of the fish.

Musky Hunter Magazine is considering this artwork for a cover of their magazine in early 2016.

Preliminary acrylic  painting for Edge of Night Bite.

Lures Progress , wood and plastic crankbaits primed and ready for painting

Finished with epoxy and hooks and split rings added.

BATTLE READY!

Primed and ready for painting.  These lures are from Kyle Johnston's lure company, Johnston lures of Fort Erie, Ontario,  Canada. Enamel and acrylic paint brushed on. I created a variety of natural fish patterns. Crankbait lures on left are wood plastic hollow molded designs on right. 

AI started by painting with a small detail brush.. bright gold for the iris colour of the eyes.and black enamel paint. for the fishy patterns of large scales and spots.

Brushed on light yellow acrylic on the belly with zesty orange details.

Sprayed transparent purple on top surface of lure.

Shad coloured with light green detials.

The smaller design at the top looks like a frog . the larger bottom design has a sucker pattern with a cats eye diamond pupil..

This wood lure looks menacing  with a "evil" eve.

Big Salmon carving

Close up of head of finished salmon wood carving.

finished painted Fall Salmon (Chinook)

Layers of pine boards are stacked up. Added adipose, tail,vent and dorsal fins.

36 INCHES / 92 CM LENGTH.

More glued layers and shaping of body. 20 INCHES/ 50 CM GIRTH

Finished shaping body. All fins glued in place.

Caricatures portraits by Chuck in Downtown Toronto

Zany caricature of 4 smiling lovely ladies.

Dark and beautiful!Also talented in the baking department!

A couple of young ladies who enjoy drinking and dancing. They look good while doing it too!

These to ladies were drinking and winning prizes all at one time! Thanks Stella Artois!

Artist Chuck is waiting to draw the next patron of Milestones.

Three friendly faces in one caricature! Looks like a beverage inspired portrait!

Zany portrait of two young women travelling through the friendly skies!

Super smiles and a drink in hand while surfing is the perfect pose for their caricature portrait.

Wooden Guitars without strings

Wonderful variation on the guitar by artist Steve van Gelder in Toronto Ontario Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pelvic bone shape.

Sharp angled neck and body of guitar made of plywood and nails!

ZOMBIE'S WATCH OUT STEVE VAN GELDER IS READY FOR you!

WONDERFUL DESIGN OF A ARM WRAPPED GUITAR DESIGN

FEMUR BONE WRENCH!

SEE WOOD STOCK STORE IN THE jUNCTION AREA OF tORONTO.

UNDERWATER FISH PORTRAITS NORTH WESTERN ONTARIO

 All photographs are copyright 2015 Charles Weiss,

Northern Pike with a slightly exhausted expression about to be released, Lower Manitou Lake, August 2015

Dryden Museum Fishing and Hunting Exhibition, August 2015

Old black and White photo of a large pike caught from Lower Manitou Lake

Great condition for an old fishing wooden boat at the Dryden Museum Fishing and Hunting Exhibition  2015 August

Large fishing Lure display for large predator Pike or Muskie, Dryden Museum, Fishing and Hunting Exhibition August 2015

Muskie posing for an after - Fight portrait, Northwestern Ontario,

 Calder Lake near Lower Manitou Lkae

Pike fighting at boat side. I like the way you see the fish through the watery waves!

Perfect portrait lighting for a hard fighting Northern Pike