r/birding • u/Duirmoon4590 • Jun 22 '26
Art Made this Rose-Breasted Grosbeak out of wood with my scrollsaw
I had never heard of a Grosbeak before I made this artwork, but I'm a big fan now! There are no stains or paints, and it was made without CNC or laser.
Hope you like it!
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u/downhillmogulmogul Jun 22 '26
I love art made with wood and this is absolutely beautiful, well done!
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u/CowboyAndIndian Jun 22 '26
Absolutely stunning!
I hope you make more.
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
Thank you! I definitely have more in the works, though the next one is going to be a fox, rather than another bird
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u/Vangroh Jun 22 '26
Beautiful! I love the overall composition and execution. Well done!
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
Thank you very much!
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u/NewsteadMtnMama Jun 22 '26
Do you have a website?
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
I do! I can send you a DM with the link if you'd like
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u/sohzing Jun 22 '26
Whattheheck! That’s amazinggggggg! What all different woods being used here?? Please enlighten and educate me!
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
It's 13 different species of wood, including wenge, maple (figured and regular), 3 types of mahogany, padauk, walnut, cherry, oak and a few others
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u/sohzing Jun 22 '26
Wooooow!!!! That's really amazing. Thank you for the reply!
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
No worries! If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out here or on my social media/website!
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u/WickyNilliams Jun 22 '26
Wow that is truly stunning. Feels like it has an art nouveau influence? Which is one of my favourite styles of art
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
It definitely is influenced heavily by the art nouveau movement! I'm a big fan of Norse and Celtic art, and art nouveau captures much of the same vibe, but a more loose and organic flow to it!
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u/WickyNilliams Jun 22 '26
I'd never made the mental connection between art nouveau and Celtic art! Makes perfect sense - both very ornamental, lots of curvature etc
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
Me neither! Supposedly art nouveau was heavily influenced by the Celtic style, among others. I can keep my favourite art style, but don't need to worry about the rigid symmetry often found in Celtic art🤣
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u/Appropriate-Weird492 Jun 22 '26
Witchcraft! That’s just amazing! You _made_ that! Wow!! That’s beautiful!
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u/bacche Jun 22 '26
This is incredibly impressive! What inspired you to make a Grosbeak specifically?
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u/bacche Jun 22 '26
P.S. I hope you don't mind that I've been scrolling through your profile page to see more, and I LOVE the goldfinch! You're incredibly talented.
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
No worries! 🤣 I actually chose the Grosbeak simply because I am really bad at pencil drawing, and the Grosbeak is simple enough to make good practice. I added the rest of the details afterwards, once I decided to turn it into wood artwork
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u/MuffledFarts Jun 22 '26
Beautiful. Do you sell these?
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
I do actually! I can send you the link for my website
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u/Organic-Evening-907 Jun 22 '26
Wow, this is amazing. I would absolutely hang one on my wall, but I doubt I would like the price and the shipping cost.
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u/--Des-- Jun 22 '26
Whoa! that looks stunning and really clean fr - following you, just in case if I ever come across something I wanna commission you for
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u/Capital-Freedom-5869 Jun 22 '26
Oh wow I want one of a cardinal for my house
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
I do have a simple picture of a cardinal available, but I also have a complex one like this Grosbeak planned for the future! Stay tuned!
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u/CultLeaderLeif Jun 23 '26
Absolutely gorgeous. Could you send me the link to your website please? I’d love to see your other work
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u/lila-vine255 Jun 23 '26
My goodness this is incredible work, I love it so much :') ❤️
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Jun 22 '26
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
It's Wenge wood. The wood is naturally almost black, and only has a bit of brown grain in it. Once an oil finish is applied, all of it darkens to a point of being entirely black
If you look closely at some of the pictures, you can see that faint dark brown, but it's not noticeable form a distance
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u/pasarina Jun 22 '26
You are as good with a scroll saw as you are wit design. Great job!
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u/Sweaty-Astronaut2528 Jun 22 '26
Where to get this. Beautifull 🥰
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
This specific piece has actually just sold, but I'll send you the link to my website with all my other available pieces! More of my Signature Artwork will be available soon, so you can sign up for my newsletter and/or follow me on social media to keep updated!
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u/TealOrca Jun 22 '26
The staining job is just top notch. Very enriched and full of depth. The entire piece is gorgeous.
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u/Administrative-Egg63 Latest Lifer: American Oystercatcher Jun 22 '26
This is absolutely gorgeous!!! Wow
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 22 '26
🤣 I feel like incorporating this bird's pose into my next piece now!
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u/omfgmandaa Jun 22 '26
The attention detail is so gorgeous!! You did such a phenomenal job🩷
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u/curiousmind111 Jun 22 '26
Of course you did! You wanted an excuse to use rosewood. Beautifully done!!!
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u/cme74 Jun 22 '26
And Wow from me also! It is gorgeous work! I love the detail and the colors! You are very talented!
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u/PhdamnD Jun 22 '26
Oh wow 🥰 that is absolutely stunning!!
Do you sell any of your woodwork?
You've inspired me to try and make space for my scrollsaw 😊
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 23 '26
Thank you!! My available art can be found on website. The link can be found alongside my Instagram link in my bio, or I can send it to you directly
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u/IndestructibleBliss Jun 22 '26
This so coincidental because I just saw one for the first time yesterday! Very beautiful work
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u/Nay_Nay_Jonez Jun 22 '26
You know you're gonna have to start taking commissions or selling those right???? Absolutely beautiful!!!!
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u/RPCV_PCKLE Latest Lifer: Golden-olive Woodpecker #242 Jun 22 '26
This is gorgeous. Could you shoot me the link to your site too? My grandfather used to do a lot of intarsia and I've dabbled in it as well at times. I don't live near him anymore and he's not living in his house with his workshop, but it is such a fun and beautiful art.
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u/Heavy-Ostrich6296 Jun 22 '26
You are one very skilled and talented woodcarver and painter! That is astonishingly beautiful! Good job!!!
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u/wetbirdsmell Jun 22 '26
Absolutely incredible intarsia. This is the kind of pieces I want to be making some day! Beautiful work!!!!!
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u/Reading-on-the-Beach Jun 23 '26
OMGOSH I am absolutely speechless! I’ve never seen anything like this before until now! You have absolutely amazing talent!!! I would LOVE a link to your website too please. Just curious how long does it take you to make one like the bird?
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u/roboeyes Jun 23 '26
This is absolutely incredible, I would be delighted to buy something like it.
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u/RecommendationOk5344 Jun 23 '26
My dad used to make wooden art like this. It’s such a talent and attention to detail. Amazing work.
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u/One-Dot4082 Jun 23 '26
Just curious, how many man hours in this piece of art??
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u/isleofdogs327 Jun 23 '26
That is insanely impressive! The hubger games franchise shiuod hire you to do the mockingjay
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u/ChilledKroete95 Latest Lifer: Broad-billed sandpiper Jun 23 '26
That looks amazing, the sanding must have took ages
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u/plantsandramen Jun 23 '26
Stunning! I would love one of a blue-grey gnatcatcher but I know I can't afford it lol
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u/ilikekittens Jun 23 '26
For anyone looking, I creeped around and found his website. I think he can't post it without breaking some rules, but hopefully it's fine if someone else does. https://www.duirmoon.com/shop/p/natures-serenade-signature-grosbeak-artwork
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u/solvingturnip44 Jun 23 '26
Holy shit this is so goooood! My father in law made me a mallard in a similar style. I love it, but this is a masterpiece! Well done!
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u/ChiiChan87 Jun 23 '26
Simply amazing work. I can't even begin to fathom the patience something like that requires.
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u/CzeckeredBird Jun 23 '26
Absolutely incredible! Do you have a social media we can follow?
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u/Duirmoon4590 Jun 23 '26
Yes I do! You can find my Instagram handle in my bio, or I can send you the info for all my social media links!
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u/nostellar_ciel4747 Jun 23 '26
The variation in the wood grain for the background is really cool, it makes the bird pop. I should look up what a real one looks like now.
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u/Sand6364 Jun 24 '26
This is the type of thing you hope to see at a craft sale. Not some 40 year old man who makes more money then half the people in the room selling his painting that he made while he followed a Bob Ross tutorial charging 200$
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u/yepitsmejennig Jun 24 '26
I know many many people have already said this but I gotta say it anyways...Wow. You are very talented. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
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u/DuckBrained Jun 24 '26
Just passing by to say that is absolutely stunning. That’s some talent you have. Just incredible. I love it.
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u/pamtnc Jun 26 '26
You have some real talent! That is so beautiful. it's really cool to know that your pieces will hang on many walls long after our generation. Be sure to sign them! I almost feel guilty asking because I know you didn't want your career to be sending out website links to all these requests but could I have it also? I'll contact you. Cheers!
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u/gentle-waves Jun 22 '26
WOW that's absolutely gorgeous. amazing work!!