A St. Paul resident reached out to me about donating her framed print for my duck project. She thought the piece was “ripe with inspiration,” and she was right!
The framed print (23 1/8” x 31 1/8”) created by the artist Robert Duncan (the second piece I have done with this artist!!), illustrates a young boy constructing a snowman in a field, accompanied by a dog and another child observing from the sides. Originally titled, “Winter Friends.” 

I painted a large snowman-themed rubber duck on the print and returned this ‘new’ painting to St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (2939 12th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN)
on January 31, 2026, around 1pm.
 
A successful collaboration!
Thank you Bob, for your contribution to the artwork. 

NOTE - The person who framed the original print covered up a significant portion of the image with matte board that was glued (??!!??) to the top of the picture. In order to get to the signature, located on the lower left, I had to separate the two, thus damaging the top portion of the print a little bit. That’s the bad news. The good news… is that you can’t see it behind the matte board! (But it’s there… just sayin). 

Painting of a boy constructing a snowman in a field next to a large snowman-themed rubber duck, accompanied by a dog and another child observing on the sides.

Completed artwork by Robert Duncan and Seamus Liam O’Brien.

Framed painting of a boy building a snowman in a field next to a dog and a child who are observing on the sides.

Original framed print by Robert Duncan, titled “Winter Friends.”

Matted painting of a boy building a snowman in a field accompanied by a dog and another child observing from the sides.

I removed the matted print from the frame

Detail of artist signatures on a painted snow field.

Detail - Upon completing the painting I added my signature to the piece.

White rubber duck toy wearing a top hat and a blue, white spotted scarf around its neck.

Rubber duck toy I used as my model for the painting.

Detail of an artist's signature on a painted snow field.

Detail - Robert Duncan signature located on the bottom left corner (under the matte board)

Matted painting of a boy building a snowman next to a large white rubber duck, while accompanied by a dog and child observing from the sides.

I painted a large, white, snowman themed rubber duck between the two children.

Framed painting of a boy building a snowman next to a large, white rubber duck while accompanied by a dog and another boy observing from the sides.

‘New’ framed artwork by Robert Duncan and Seamus Liam O’Brien.

Paintings, shoes, and shirts on display in a store.

I placed the artwork on the shelf at St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Minneapolis, MN.

Man wearing a black sock hat holding a painting of a snowman and a white rubber duck in front of a thrift store.

Artist Seamus Liam O’Brien holding the completed painting in front of St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store right before donating it.