Wildlife Carvings from California Artist Greg Pezzoni at Skipjack
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| Carved and painted yellowfin tuna by Greg Pezzoni.
Raised in Santa Barbara, on California's
southern coastline until his early teens. Greg was exposed early to
both fresh and salt water angling. Half day boats in the Santa Barbara
channel and full day excursions to the city's famous wharf introduced
him to numerous species, such as bonita, halibut, sheep head, sharks,
rock fish and kelp dwellers of all kinds. A small lake within walking
distance instilled his passion for largemouth bass fishing, while
supplying mixed bags of bluegill, crappie and catfish. With back packing
trips to the nearby Santa Ynez and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, Greg
then added California's numerous trout species (including the coveted
golden trout, California's state fish) to his fishing "have caught"
list. Relocating to Kentucky, then North Carolina, enabled him to fish
waters he had only read about. Carolina's famous outer banks, the Dan
and New rivers of Virginia, and the TVA impoundments of the Smokey
Mountains added striped & small mouth bass, bluefish, Spanish &
king mackerel to the list. Having excelled in art since an early age, he
has combined that gift with his love of the outdoors and angling, to
create these highly realistic wooden relief carvings. Greg now resides
just outside of the small town of Linden, Ca. on the Calavaras River,
where he lives with the catch of his lifetime.
You can visit a selection of Greg's marine-wildlife carvings on our website by following the link here to Greg Pezzoni. at
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery. We currently have a great
selection of his whales to choose from including humpback, sperm and
gray whales. These life-like relief carvings will certainly be highly
collected and a perfect accompaniment to your coastal home. Shown above:
A large white sperm whale and below, a humpback whale.
Carved from kiln dried pine, the
pectoral and pelvic fins are carved separately and added on to give the
impression of a full bodied mount. Each piece is then sealed, primered,
painted and then finished with several coats of high quality varnish.
Greg uses high quality species correct taxidermist glass eyes in most of
my carvings. The back is flat with a custom designed mounting bracket
that allows you to angle the mount in any direction with only one
hanging point. It also extends the mount out away from the wall giving
it a more rounded three dimensional look.There are felt pads that allow
this feature with no damage or scratches to your wall.
Greg's wildlife carvings is a great
example of the type of marine art that you will find at Skipjack
Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery. Here is a link to the marine art gallery department at Skipjack.
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