Wood Carving Giant Walleye (Yellow Pickerel)

Drawing Plan of Giant Walleye

Thebody is almosty completely carved from basswood  and the fins are cut and shaped from pine.
A 22 cm  manufactured Eye is added

This is a life like carving icluding raised gill cover with carved gills.

Mouth detail with added teeth and top quality eye .

Comparing two carings
;top; 31 inch, length, 19 inch girth weighing approximately 14 pounds  with closed mouth
bottom: 34 inch length,  20 inch girth weighing about 16 and ahalf pounds.

Award wnning  fish carvng titled Walleye Chase includes a yellow perch with a curved red paine plank background.

The carving is complete . Next step is paintng in a realistic way.

scales drawn with a  dark brown umber coloured pencil and clear coated.

mixture of yellow ochre, hooker green , umber and some iredescent siver and bronze.

Detail of the side of the head, fin and scale detail.



Eye and head deatil of acrylic painting.

finished sideview.

Raised gill cover detail of red gills.

Added mouth close up detail

Monster Chiller "Ghost Walk" and Beer at Black Creek Pioneer Village

Looking for scary ghosts at the Black Creek Pioneer Village!

TOUR GUIDE TELLS OF A VARIETY OF GHOST-LIKE MOMENTS INCLUDING
 A COLD HAND TRYING TO PUSH HER DOWN THE STAIRS! yikes!

No ghosts resting on old furniture.

GRAVE YARD S FILLED WITH AN Spooky
 LIGHT

Black lace of reflections across the old pond!

Copper lined kettle is used to start the beer fermenting .

The brewing mixture is filtered and poured into the barrel.

The Brewery Tour guide "Blyth" was very animated in explaining the beer making process.

Sampling of the beer made right at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Inluding Lager, stout and India Pale Ale.

ART Gallery of Ontario features some inpiring carvings and paintings

Interesting and thought provoking caribou antler carving with the skull attached.

Description of antler carving

Tom Thompson oil paintng of a trio of Brook Trout

Framed portrait was fun. Looks like it was raining cats and dogs

Scenic view of the city looking south from the Art Gallery window covered staircase.

Old Caricature style of adding human portraits to animal bodies!

Metamorphosis is a hybrid style of Caricature portraits. I've used this concept in a series of  MY Fish Carvings.

Rippledselfie photo portrait in elevator of the Art Gallery.

Animal head (cat?) carved in a "tiller"handle. part of the basement model ship exhibition

I couldn't resist having a self portrait with the CN Tower growing out of my head.

Exit through the gift shop /book store  had a chance to see the giant Taschen published photographs by Annie Leibovitz book. Features Pamela Anderson in a wet shirt!?

Standing at the corner of McCaul and Dundas streets This is where I met my wife in 1996  on September 9 th. The coffee shop in the background was called "Second Cup" back in those days, now it's called "Orange Alert Cafe".

Magic in WOOD, show in Pickering, Ontario 2015

The show called MAGIC IN WOOD is presented by the Ontario Wood Carving Association  at the recreation Complex in Pickering Ontario. It was 2 degree celcius outside with fall colours vibrant in the mid - October trees. 

 

INSIDE THE SHOW IT WAS WHITE HOT WITH CREATIVITY

ACTION FILLED CANOE SCENE!

GRYPHON WITH DRIFTWOOD WINGS

"REZ CHCKEN"

FUNNY LOOKING SENOR FROG

SCHOOL OF BASS THAT HAD MANY MOVING PARTS

CRACKING OPEN DRAGON EGGS

TOPRIBBON AWARD FOR THE CHIPMUNK SQUIRREL !

VERY CREATIVE TRIO OF STACKED SINISTER FACES

AMAZING GIANT CARVING FEATURED THE PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORY FLOWERS. 

BLUE IRIS "FLAG"

CASUAL RESTING POSE OF "NONNY"

SUNNY HIDING BEHIND CLOUDS AT THE "GO" TRAIN STATION IN PICKERING

My NOVICE LEVEL Second place ribbon for "Literary Dragon"!

My Novice Level Third Place ribbon for my "Brook Trout"!

The intermediate top winning fish carving a "Rainbow Trout"!

Federal Election Time in Canada!

The giant beast on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Ontario Canada. Will the Giant Ape Stephen Harper be voted OUT!?

COPYRIGHT 2015 Charles Weiss

on OCTOBER 19, THE cONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT WAS VOTED OUT!
Replaced with majority Liberals lead by Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeu winner of the Federal Elections sits for a Caricature by CHUCK
 copyright 2015 Charles Weiss

Nuit Blanche Art Night in Toronto

Nuit Blanche October 3 rd, 2015
included some west Toronto art shows.
Neilson Park Colourful art showcase has sketched and painted fishing lures.

COLOURFUL FISHING LURES

FISHING LURES



The local farmers friut and vegeatable market had a wall of photos portraits on the outside of a building at the corner of Burnhamthorpe and West Mall.
 

POSING WITH A PHOTO OF THE MAYOR OF TORONTO'S photo (John Tory)

Neilson Park Creative center included PORTRAIT ART

 

Nielson art Creative Art Centre included CITY SCENES

Nielson Park Creative Centre included LAKESHORE SCENES