Reposting with the artist's name: Steven Higgins. A link to the artist's website has been added in a comment to the original post.
LaRoeBoatCarved Trunk No. 3 #ThickTrunkTuesday #PhotographersOfBlueSky There are several of these in this neighborhood. This one, still in progress, is the newest. (I'm trying to get a name for the sculptor and I'll add a proper credit as a comment when I have that.)