MISCELLANEOUS ARTWORK

    Pieces on this page are those that do not fit into any other sub-category in Dave's list of Artwork.  These will cover a diverse group of subjects, forms and materials in their makeup

This page updated: 4/20/12

R~06 DECO WHEELBARROW

R~05 FLORAL MAGAZINE HOLDER

Pictured above is the Magazine Holder that took me nearly all month to complete.  It was kind of like doing several projects because it is so large.             The center photo is the completed work, the left is the Panel before backing, and the right is the Panel with painted backer installed.  Each Scrolled Panel was cut from Baltic Birch and measures 9.75"W by 12.25"H by 0.25"Thick, and was backed by 0.25"T painted Birch Plywood.  The completed piece with the outside front and back caps and bottom installed is 12.75"H x 11"D x 3.5"W.  Unpainted pieces were finished with Tung Oil.           The pattern was designed by Sue Mey.  Piece was completed the last week of Feb 2012.

R~03 CALVARY CROSS - TWO VERSIONS

These pieces were created NOT from Wood, but from North Carolina Soapstone.  A friend gave us a 25 +/-  raw chunk to see what we could do with it.  Having cut some slabs, Dave selected a 0.2" slice for his 1st piece (photos above) and cut out a 3.5"W by 5.4"H Cross.  He then took an end piece and drilled a slot in the top to drop the cross into.  The Finished work is 5.7" High with a Base Width of 7.5".     For his 2nd piece (left and right), he used a 0.6" slice and cut out a 4"W by 7"H Cross, setting it into a 6"W x 3"H x 4"D, Side Chunk.   Finished height 9".  He inscribed a Bible Reference on the flat end.  He rubbed in Vegetable Oil into both Pieces to highlight the stone colors - Lt Gray with Orange and Moss Green Flecks.      Both pieces Original Designs by Dave Crosby        First Piece - completed 2nd week, and the 2nd Piece -  3rd week of January 2012.

R~01 COMPLETE MODEL TRAIN SET

	I had my wife post a couple of the car patterns to the left, to show that this model was not a purchased "cookie cutter model kit", but rather the entire project was cut by me from 1/8" Baltic Birch Plywood, then sanded, assembled, and glued as needed.      The finished cars range in length from 7.25" for the Passenger cars, down to 2.25" for the Wood Tender.  The color scheme is of my own design.  I added small additions not shown on the patterns; such as a Headlamp & Steam Whistle for the Engine, and Wood Chunks in the Tender Car.      Painting the whole Train was somewhat tedious, but I thoroughly enjoyed doing all aspects of this Project.  It really required a lot of patience!      After finishing the Train, I set it up on our fireplace mantle.  It looked out of place sitting there alone.  Then it hit me -- It needs some scenery behind it!  I cut a strip of 1/4" plywood shaped to resemble mountains and hills on the top edge, spray painted some base coat in 2 greens.  When that dried I set to work painting in the snow capped peaks, streams, washes, trees, and bushes.  The Scene still seemed to lack something so I pulled out my collection of cutout pieces. Many of these I thought looked like animals, trees, and shrubs.  I scattered them all over the landscape board, glued them on. and finally added color to develop a more natural look.  Of these add-ons, 10 actually are featured animal cutouts from Dream Catcher centers I scrolled out a couple of months ago.  Phoebe is now working to finish decorating the rest of these, now that the Christmas Rush is finally over...        By the way, see if YOU can find the ten animals mentioned above.....        Designed by Volker Arnold & Dale Halgerson.   Completed 1st week of Jan 2012