Cameron McIntyre Hanging Black Duck and Gadwall

Cameron McIntyre (b. 1968) New Church, VA, 1998 board is 30 1/4 by 18 1/4 in.

A hanging game-bag carving featuring a grand red-legged black duck and a gadwall drake. McIntyre's understanding of both the subject and medium is on full display, showing astute details paired with his blade and rasp tool marks. Indeed, this scene is directly from the life this Eastern Shore hunter lives; “I haven’t bought beef from a grocery store in thirty years,” he told "Garden & Gun" Magazine in 2020. “We live on deer, ducks, geese, and doves. We garden and chop our own firewood. I’m not a survivalist, but I want to live as close to nature as I can.” The front of the board bears an incised "CTM" signature and date. Original paint with light wear.

Literature: "Journey's End: The Nature Morte Art of Cameron T. McIntyre," Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine, January-February 2012, front cover, related carving illustrated. Zac Zetterberg, ed., "American Decoy: The Invention," Peoria, IL, 2020, pp. 103-105, related carvings illustrated. Steve Russell, “Cameron McIntyre’s One-of-a-kind decoys,” Garden and Gun Magazine, October/November 2020, nature morte carvings discussed. Exhibited: Peoria, Illinois, Center for American Decoys, Peoria Riverfront Museum.