After leaving the carving for a few days and approaching it with fresh eyes and a fresh mind, it was quite a simple task to determine what changes needed to be made. As most often is the case, too much wood in the head and neck area were throwing off my perspective.
I sealed and painted the bird so that I could assess the bird without the distraction of wood grain, glue joints and variations in wood color
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| Plenty of wood taken off of the lower jowl and neck result in a much less pinched look, |
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| Nice wide neck and cheeks with a hint of the neck flowing from the lower neck. |
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| Nice rounded front head slightly pulled back, good flow to the neck. |
Next step is to develop the final pattern for the decorative hen.
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