Douglas Snider, alias Snidely Whiplash, has a love for quality wood sculptures and finds the blending of quality wood and artistic expression particularly appealing. He has lived on the Space Coast of Florida in Brevard County for 41 years, surfing and fishing the local waters. He is an award-winning wildlife marine artist, carver, and sculptor who uses an arsenal of different tools for his rescued wood art creations, including chainsaw, hammer and chisel, electric hand tools, and grinders.
Consigned to create Wood Fish Trophies for the Viking Yacht Company for their sponsored fishing tournaments around the world.
Consigned to create Wood Fish Mounts for Dorado Boat Company for charity events and fishing tournaments.
Consigned to create surf and tiki art for a marketing project with Coca-Cola displayed at WaiTiki Bar on Wall Street, Orlando, Florida.
Created and donated the Tournament Trophies for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Charity Old Bahama Bay Wahoo Tournament.
Created all of the inside restaurant custom wood live edge tables and fireplace mantle for the Flagler Tavern.
Invited guest artist two years in a row to the worldwide Sportsman Store in Islamorada.
Entrepreneur who created the first LED Light up Fish Taxidermy.
Award-winning professional Wood Fish Taxidermy.
Awarded First Place in the Wood Folk Art category at Lake Eola Fiesta in the Park Art Show in 2010.
In 2015, selected to create a museum piece from rescued remnants from the 3500-year-old tree named “The Senator” which burned down in 2012.
Awarded Third Place Sculpture by the North Brevard Art League in 2017.
Award of Merritt Lake Eola Florida Art in the Park in 2019.
Awarded First Place in 3D Wood Fine Art at the Saint Augustine Art Festival in 2019.