Waiting by louannwarren

Waiting

Our friend Dennis was a master duck decoy artist. He carved them and painted them so beautifully. He also owned some lovely antique decoys, like the front one in this photo. Two of his creations are in the background. His decoys were displayed and for sale at his estate sale, they all appeared to me to be waiting for their new owners.
Bep
Love this, Lou Ann. Wonderful.
January 20th, 2019  
I love those...I have a few wooden ducks...I collected them when I was younger - these are beautiful
January 20th, 2019  
Excellent.....Such lovely colours and clever workmanship!
January 20th, 2019  
very cool
January 20th, 2019  
Oh - I would have snapped them all up without a second thought if I was there! My father-in-law also carves decoys.
A wonderful capture of them and a FAV for your lighting and composition.
January 20th, 2019  
They are really pretty.
January 20th, 2019  
Beautiful
January 20th, 2019  
Your friend was a great artist...they're really beautiful.
January 20th, 2019  
A sad situation. Hoping these beauties went to homes where they will be highly appreciated. Beautifully photographed.
January 20th, 2019  
Great shot and they are wonderful looking.
January 20th, 2019  
Such a treasure. I am sure someone will love them.
January 20th, 2019  
I hope they find someone who loves them like Dennis did! They are beautiful!
January 20th, 2019  
They are really pretty , and I hope they will soon find a loving home !
January 20th, 2019  
Such a wonderful sight Lou Ann, I used to collect all kinds of Ducks, including decoys. These are beautiful :-)
January 20th, 2019  
Lovely craftmanship and painting of the decoys.
January 20th, 2019  
He was immensely talented Lou Ann! This is a wonderful homage to his work of decoys~your processing is great! This makes me think of my father-in-law (turns 92 this week) who only in recent years, stopped making his ducks ~ his weren't quite decoys but for years, I understood them to be so I'll always think of him. Thank you for sharing more of the beauty he brought to the world.
January 20th, 2019  
Dennis was indeed very talented judging from your positing Lou Ann thanks for sharing these with us:)
January 20th, 2019  
A very talented man.
January 20th, 2019  
What treasure Lou Ann, has the sale happened & did you manage to buy any of these wondrous things? Such colour!
January 20th, 2019  
@happypat The sale is over, the decoys were snapped up by a serious and obviously wealthy collector, as they were each quite expensive. I will post another decoy photo though, I’m sure.
January 20th, 2019  
I would have loved to have one of those- I have just one that had belonged to my mom and dad. It's certainly not the caliber of these, but I've always liked them as a piece of art. Of course, I would not have been able to buy these, but I still would have liked to have one! Nicely captured!
January 20th, 2019  
How very beautiful
January 20th, 2019  
Wow! His work is amazing!
What a gifted man. It must be difficult for him to slow down
January 20th, 2019  
Amazing talent!
January 20th, 2019  
Sorry about Dennis - his work will mean he won't be forgotten!
January 21st, 2019  
Wonderful image. Our neighbor also carves duck decoys. I know it is time consuming and a real art. Carvers carve memories.
January 21st, 2019  
@gijsje @annied @sarah19 @sailingmusic @farmreporter @henrir @joansmor @bruni @taffy @mittens @danette @kwind @beryl @ludwigsdiana @ziggy77 @elatedpixie @pcoulson @mave @olivetreeann @happysnaps @grammyn @radiogirl @maggiemae Thank you all for your kind and wonderful comments, I know Dennis would appreciate everything you said. I’m sure I will be back over there in a few days and I will read them to him. I asked his permission to post them on 365 and his email reply was “okay to post my ducks on your world wide site, and thank you”. 😊 I had explained 365 to him as photographers from all over the world who post a photo to the 365 site every day. So, Dennis thanks you too. You put this photo on the TP and the PP, thank you so much.
January 21st, 2019  
ooh! duckies! love photographing them ducks, although sometimes the ones at the harbourfront would chase me if i didn't bring treats for them, little buggers. these are almost life like! aces!
January 21st, 2019  
They are beautiful, your friend had so many talents.
January 21st, 2019  
beautiful decoys ...they would look cool sitting in my house!
January 21st, 2019  
Outstanding! Great work by Dennis in creating these and by you in capturing their beauty.
January 21st, 2019  
wonderfully coloured FAV
January 21st, 2019  
Sam
WOW your friend Denis is very creative!!
January 21st, 2019  
They are all outstanding! I hope he got a good price for these?!? So sorry he has to let them go.
January 22nd, 2019  
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