Well after 13 hours of painting yesterday they are almost ready for Christmas, I usually finish 20 minutes before! Ha! I will put a flat clear coat on after they dry a bit more.

World Class

Those lo0ok amazing. Superb craftsnamship.

Looks great

Nice! I really like the detail, esp on the hen

Thank you Gentlemen for your kind words, first time painting by hand with oils verses acrylics and an airbrush. I struggled a lot and was so wound up at 11:30 last night when I came inside I stayed up for an hour and still couldn't sleep. Wondering what I could do to make them better or when is enough, drives me crazy. So , if you guys like them, I am putting the clear on!!

They look fantastic,complement coming from a 4th generation waterfowler

Very nice flipper.....a man has got to have hobbies !

Outstanding! That is from an avid Upper Mississippi River water fowler and decoy collector.

Moosetrot

Great work in every way. Never tried it myself, but I love hunting over a few wooden decoys.

Pete

Truly amazing talent on display there Flipper!

Incredible!

They r way too nice to put in the Susquehanna and get banged up and river gunk all over them. Very nice Flipper56.

Is 56 the yr u were born?.

Incredible talent.

Thank you all for the complements, I am going to put the clear on it the morning, hope it works and gives them some depth and doesn't create a shine. I am sure it will make them tougher on the finish. I will post a pic when they are done.

Those are beautiful! They ae my favorite duck. Fantastic work.

I’d put them on a shelf next to a pair of Madison Mitchell’s in a heartbeat. Outstanding work, something you should be proud of.

John

Well I put the flat clear on them today and I think it added depth to the paint to show layers better. Think I am done with them.

Truly beautiful works of art.

Very nice art. Having no talent myself, it is amazing to see the final product. How much time do you estimate to do a decoy?