Speckled Trout

[Larry Pickering]

My other vortex is fishing,(I brought my first mini jet, to turn custom reel seats) which is starting to show in my platters, this one is 20x2 maple, blue Trans Tint,sanded back and then dyed amber, not real crazy with the color. The speckled trout power carved, then air brushed with Golden acrylics over white automotive water base coat, the purple high-lite is PPG Harlequin custom color.

The background is stippled with NSK presto with dental burr, dyed with black India ink.

Wish the weather would get better, for I could go after the real thing.

C/C welcome

Larry Pickering

[Harvey Ghesser]

That's a beauty, Larry. Nice work.

[thomas prusak]

Amazing work Larry .

[Dick Wilson]

Larry, as a former trout fishing fanatic (turning seemed to pull me out of that vortex) this is georgous.

[David E Keller]

Nice work, Larry! Your painting skills are impressive! It's hard to judge the color in the photo... I'd have to see it up close and personal to be sure, but I think it's pretty cool as is.

[Dan Forman]

That looks really good! (from another former trout bum).

Dan

[BILL DONAHUE]

Man, that is beautiful! Anybody but a fisherman would have had a profile of that fish looking like it was already caught. You made it look like it was getting ready to inhale a mirrolure top dog in the Chandeleur Islands or in Lafitte. Makes me want to go wet a line. Since Katrina and losing my house in Gulfport I've done more bottom fishing than speck fishing and I miss that exciting moment when a speck smashes a top water lure.

[Michelle Rich]

the trout looks like he's being reeled in up thru a hole in the ice! (ice fishing is a big sport here) Very cool fish

[John Keeton]

Nice work on the platter, and excellent work on the trout! Nice depth and movement in the image. Well done!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very impressive work Larry! Love the overall size of the platter and your carving/airbrush work looks great! It's been way too many years since I caught a Speck - but I still remember all the fun we had when we did!!

[Larry Pickering]

Man, that is beautiful! Anybody but a fisherman would have had a profile of that fish looking like it was already caught. You made it look like it was getting ready to inhale a mirrolure top dog in the Chandeleur Islands or in Lafitte. Makes me want to go wet a line. Since Katrina and losing my house in Gulfport I've done more bottom fishing than speck fishing and I miss that exciting moment when a speck smashes a top water lure.

Bill, my camp is on Bayou Petit Caillou, in Cocodrie, but I have spent many days chasing specks in Chandeleur and Lafitte. The islands are just about gone and the north part of Lafitte is all fresh water, I don't have too tell you, how sad that is. A trout blowing up on a top dog, is about exciting as it gets.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty. Very well done.