The Week in Fish Pictures" ~Year 3~ Week 18

[Rick Krane]

The Week in Fish Pictures" ~Year 3~ Week 18

A big Warm Welcome from Hinsdale New Hampshire!!! I hope all are well this week and the winter where ever you are in is not breaking your back. In some places in the world folks are getting in to there fishing seasons and where I live we are all ice fishing with plenty of ice this year! Enjoy the time you have in your life and remember to take time for your self to enjoy who you are and what you do that matters to so many!
How are we doing with sharing some good business sense with each other I did read some comments on the idea so lets here some thought on what you do to make more efficient business or more profitable business!

So many Talented and gifted fish artists come here each and every week and share with us their passion and inspiration we all can use to motivate us to the next level of satisfaction and success!

Let’s start of the week recognizing those who shared their wonderful work with all of us!

Jonathan Hopfgarten!!! Great start to a fish taxidermy pursuit!

Doug Petrousek!!! Oh fish guru of the Midway! !!! That is one fissssssshy Pike Doug! Always a privilege and an honor to have you share!

Oliver F! fantastisch!!! WOW a great finale to a wonderful molded and custom cast for this European barbell! The soft details and the eyes is truly wunderschon!!!

UFD!!!! Uncle Dave…. That’s all! There are moments in life where words need not apply… this is one as I wound and could never come up with any that would describe the true measure of your talents! Ok how about Shaaaaaaaaaapoooooooooopie!

GaryC71!!! Gary so that is how you make an 11” Bluegill looks small! Outstanding job on the Hawg!!!!

Dondi! Don you have really honored your molding and casting skills! Very proud of your efforts! Way cool!

Dan B!!!! Daniel Blackstone not only are you an accomplished fish taxidermist and a wonderful Fish carver you are also a great contributor and inspiration to many here! Your Smallie is very well done and super soft coronation!!!

srholmes30!! Scott you put great effort into the display and the composition of your work! Well done!

ONE 4 THE WALL!! Out standing job on your very fist fish reproduction! I wish my first 20 looked as good!

Jay D!!! I will tell you the gifts and talents that folks coming in to the industry such as your self Jay are unbelievable! Again I only wish my first attempts were ½ as great!

Wishbone! I love the drams on the photo work!!! The walleye are super well done fish for sure!! Great work!

Scrubby!! Sweet Bass my friend!

JRtaxidermy!! John awesome Brookie! Love the transitions and vermiculation work you have done here!

N.A.T.S.!!! Killer Steeleie!!!! Man I love the winter phase of the Steelhead it is among my all time favorite fish! Well done!

PercaFluviatilis!!!Rami!!!! Salmo Salzar as a head work of art is a great display! I must say that the talent you share is nothing short of utrolig!!!!

Jemmick!!! Jeremy Good work on the custom efforts of your Bass work!!! This is the road to greatness in your won work! Well done!

Fishtail!!! What a beautiful Rainbow!!! I have seen pictures only of the central Oregon Rainbow and I wish I could pull up the reference picture I have you nailed it!!!!!!  I would love one day to visit and catch one!

Sparkyf!! Mark great work not only on your outstanding Cuts but also on your beautiful display work!!! Well done!!!

I want to thank all of the great contributors who really show not only great talent and work but rather give such inspiration to all of us!
A great week Fishheads!!!!!
 
From beginner's to the best in the world we all join in every week in a critique free and hassle free string with nothing more then great artist and inspiring fish taxidermist and carves get together to share with one another their praise and inspiration of good will and friendship to one another.

I want to start this week off with a Blast from the past theme to the week. A few times a year we do this for the week in fish pictures however this doesn't mean that you can’t continue to share the great work your doing today’s as well! I had to laugh when I looked through an old photo album of my late grandmother Teresa. She had saved pictures of me I had never seen until this past week so this is my inspiration to share so old pictures along with the new this week!

So here goes!

I hope you enjoy the week!
So with out further ado let's get week #18 under way.

So here we go and here is to a great week in fish pictures!!!! #18 Enjoy!

My Best!
Your Friend
 
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry
312 Chesterfield Road
Hinsdale, New Hampshire 03451
Office: 603-336-7296
Web: www.anglersartistry.com

This the oldest picture of my with a fish I know I have. Around 1980 this is a 17 year old fishhead named Ricky Krane on his way to church with a Bass for the Priest. I didn’t charge him as my grand parents would have killed me for even thinking it! I think if memories serve me that the Bass ended up smelling so bas he try to pray for the smell to go away then he prayed that I learned to better fish so I was told LOL!



Here is a competition piece from 1989. The days of big presentation to tell a story of a moment in time.



Here is a Rainbow from 1990 I did for Richard Christoforo's son in law.



 
 
 

[DougP]

WOW Rick What a great progression in time, eh Very cool that you got your priest on board early Wish I would have done that
Thanks for the nice words.

Here's another replica 44"pike I just finished.. Blank is from Tim Wynia.

[Oliver F.]

Hello everybody,
what a great week the last one was. Thank you so much for the many kind words on that barbel. This week I have a 44 inch custom replica that I made after a customers photo without actually having the fish. I thought it may be nice to show how I did it. I only purchased a casted head and fins. Then I made a template for the body and carved it in foam. The foam was then covered with fiberglass and resin. Head and fins were installed and the common rebuilding of the fin- and head transition was made using apoxie. Finally I put a base coat of white on it. Fins still need to be bended into the desired position with heat.  Maybe I will make it to show it painted next time.

Everybody have a good week and keep the great work coming

DougP, that´s awesome!!!!

Oliver

[DougP]

Rick, in keeping with your theme, here's a shot from my first shop way back in 1977

[Oliver F.]

some more

[JE]

Have you managed to put any scale patterns on that Oliver ? look forward to seeing it finished.

[DougP]

Oliver, that IS very sharp!!
Way to be creative!

I had a customer back in the 80's that brought me a musky head and wanted a body added..LOL!!
I did it in a similar manner to yours but used a cloth material that simulated a scale pattern since resin was not compatible with the foam I use. Fins were sculpted with epoxy over a form. Came out OK, 

Great job Oliver!!

[DougP]

One more then I'll move over for you guys, LOL!!

This is another Tim Wynia replica.

[Brad Jones]

Hey Rick, whats on your lip in the competition bass picture. Awesome pictures, its neat to see you in your 20's and 30's.

[DSalters]

Doug,

Which media did you use on the pike and walleye?

Thanks,
Daniel

[garyc71]

Rick, Thanks for the kind words! I love looking at those old pictures from the good old days! Doug, awesome Musky, Pike and Walleye!!

[NOAH@aarrkk]

Here's a rainbow I finished this week, custom mold/cast.  Fifteen inches long with red tag in back:


Also a photo of a Northern that I posted back in December; the customer thought the former was too green and he wanted it brown.  Following the suggestion of Jeff, I sprayed red and came up with a more BROWN pike which the customer accepted.  It turned out darker than I would have wished but............................


Thanks for all the great posts you folks do showcasing the even GREATER work you do.
jerry

[DSalters]

Jerry, what shade of red did you spray?  Was it a transparent red?

Daniel

[Oliver F.]

Have you managed to put any scale patterns on that Oliver ? look forward to seeing it finished.

Yes, I put them in with a scaling tool. The tricky part here is that you have to  do it when the resin is still soft enough, but already hard enough to keep the pattern.

[mk]

Doug, damn thats some of the best work i've seen