Bruce DiVaccaro
Bruce DiVaccaro
contest duck painting ribbon
She does have some aspirations to be an artist. She's participated in a duck painting contest and got a ribbon for it.
easier heavier wood
They're a little heavier than balsa wood and there's very little grain, so it's easier to carve.
captured clean graceful simple style
It has a clean and simple style to it; very simple. It has a nice, graceful shape. I was told it captured the personality of that duck.
carved style until
I never thought I had my own style before, until I carved that bird.
bit draw field gathering happy pattern pictures quite sit until
There's quite a bit of preparation in gathering pictures from my field observations. I sit down and draw a pattern until I'm happy with it.
carved gave people supposed
I gave it a try, but I didn't do very well. Most people don't on their first one. I carved a mallard; at least, it was supposed to be a mallard.
bit gaze looking quite spend time
I spend quite a bit of time looking at ducks. I gaze around and spend a lot of time there.