Waterfowl and Shorebird Decoys
Below you will find a selection of some of the decoys I have made, each created with traditional hand tools and painted in artist’s oils.
Preening Pintail, 2023
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils.
Wood Duck, 2022
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils.
Mallard, 2024
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils.
Rig of Canvasbacks, 2024
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils. Dove-tailed walnut bills for added strength.
Harlequin Duck, 2024
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, mortised hardwood raised wingtips, painted in oils.
Common Loon Pair, 2023
Hand-carved from Atlantic white cedar, hollow, increased carving detail in head and neck.
I design all of my decoys to work in the water; below the pair of loons are tested near my home in Maine.
Brant, floating and standing, 2024
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils.
Wigeon, 2023
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils
Drake Pintail, 2023
An example of a “Gunning Grade” working decoy, hollow cedar, weighted and rigged, painted in oils.
Swan, 2022
Hand-carved from Atlantic White Cedar, hollow, painted in oils, mortised head and neck
Pair of Pintail Decoys, circa 2010
Diver Rig, circa 2008
Bufflehead Pair, circa 2006
Drake Pintail, 2023
My take on the iconic Ward Brother’s early “humpback style” pintail, circa 1920s. Carved in cedar and painted in oils, “antiqued” surface.
Brant Decoy
Hand-carved from old-growth Pacific Redwood, hollow, painted in oil; rigged, mortised head, inlet bill with dovetail. “Antiqued” surface.
Canvasback “Wingduck”, 2023
Pair of Blue-Winged Teal, 2024
Working “antique” decoy pair, hollow cedar, rigged with leather ties and lead weights on bottom.
Antique-Style Common Loon, 2022
Carved from cedar, hollow, painted in oils, “antiqued” surface.
Ruddy Ducks, various years
Trio of Shorebirds (Whimbrel, Yellowlegs, and Tern), 2023
Hand-carved from cedar, hollow, include various joinery (sliding dovetails, drawbored-sliding mortises.)
Artwork and photography copyright 2022-2024 by Joshua S. Brewer, D.O.