Bob Askey
Born and raised in Ohio, Bob Askey's talent for drawing emerged even before he entered elementary school. Encouraged by family and friends to continue developing his skills, he became the staff artist for both his high school and college newspapers producing illustrations and cartoons.
All of Bob's art is the product of his memory and imagination. After a few years of exploration and experimentation, today Bob enjoys working in many different media and styles—oil, water, acrylic, etching, pen & Ink, colored pencil, and graphite. Bob also works with whimsical art—its media usually watercolor and ink. As for his oil paintings, most represent landscapes or scenics featuring perhaps a barn or an old stone bridge.
Bob's etchings and paintings have won numerous awards. Visit www.bobaskey.com to see more of his watercolors, oil paintings, etchings, pen & ink drawings and whimsical art. He can also be reached at raskey@ne.rr.com.
Here are a few images of Bob Askey's beautiful artwork that we can craft you a puzzle from. Puzzle sizes and piece count are approximate. If you would like a different size puzzle crafted, just let us know.
The Fool's Gold Nugget Series, those depicted with an "A"
in the number,
do not include any Foolish Figural pieces other than the "fool."
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Up, Up and Away
F1128A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5.5" |
$50 |
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F1128B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8.5" |
150 |
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F1128C |
350 pcs |
11" x 17.5" |
595 |
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When cut, this puzzle would include some of the white area surrounding the balloon and streamers.
Up, Up and Away can also be crafted with a sky and cloud background as shown below. |
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Sculpting Cutting Style
The "Up, Up and Away" puzzle shown at left displays an example of a cutting style called "sculpting."
Notice in the upper left corner of the puzzle, there appears to be another hot air balloon in the sky. Sculpting is a special cutting trick whereby the cutter carefully removes slight slivers of wood to reveal a hidden image or text. This "trick" is only discovered once the puzzle is assembled.
Sculpting makes a puzzle more difficult because the jigsaw pieces on either side of the sculpted area do not always interlock. Not until the entire sculpted area is completed is it obvious to the assembler how these pieces interact with each other.
Jigsaw puzzles crafted with special sculpted areas do cost extra. The cost will be determined by what is desired to be sculpted. Please call if you are interested in having your puzzle contain any sculpted areas.
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Here's a great close up of the lower left corner of the puzzle.
Also shown are some Foolish Figurals crafted in to the puzzle.
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"The Generals" is a puzzle crafted with an irregular edge. Foolish Figurals, or special cut figure pieces, (some refer to these as "whimsies"), can also be cut into the puzzle as well. In the example below, a helmet, crown, telescope, beer stein, pipe, and sword were crafted into the puzzle. |
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The Generals
F1127A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 6" |
$65 |
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F1127B |
125 pcs |
7" x 12" |
275 |
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F1127C |
300 pcs |
10.5" x 18" |
595 |
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Mt. Whimsy
F1122A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1122B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1122C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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This puzzle could be crafted with an irregular edge
around the house structure. |
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Lighthouse Wash Day
F1123A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1123B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1123C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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Pumpkin Gang
F1158A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1158B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1158C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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Summer Place
F1125A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1125B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1125C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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This puzzle could be crafted with an irregular edge
around the house structure. |
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Orange Trees
F1124A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1124B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1124C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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The Supply Boat
F1159A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1159B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1159C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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The Christmas Bridge
F1126A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1126B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1126C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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Winter Orange
F1129A |
35 pcs |
3.5" x 5" |
$50 |
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F1129B |
85 pcs |
5.5" x 8" |
150 |
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F1129C |
350 pcs |
11" x 16" |
595 |
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