Updates and other ramblings from the studio! Friday, January 22, 2016. There is a lot of inaction. Still prepping away, although going slower now. Cold weather makes me want to sleep and do nothing, but I did manage to get some more details done on Nightmare. She has some enhanced hoofers! In one of her feet I hit a wire, so that has to be ground down before I can resculpt that foot. Then I can throw another layer of primer on and hopefully call her done. Yes, this looks, emmm, close enough.

The knots on the end of the curb strap keep sliding around as I tighten them, resulting in badly tightened knots that sit crooked. It looks bad in photos, but even worse in person. In person you can see a lump at the end of the knot where it rode up and tightened weird.

Sunday, August 28, 2011. Monumental Equines; Part 1. Many artists consider the sculpting of an equestrian statue to be the pinnacle of their sculpting career. It is a true test of their artistic vision, and talents to successfully create one of these monumental monuments. And, if successful, the artist is able to leave behind not only a testament to their skills, but a lasting testament to history. I recently made it a point to stop at a particularly. Which stands at 24 ft tal.

Thursday, April 13, 2017. Between the showers from Cyclone Cook. While Cyclone Cook batters down on New Zealand during the long weekend, I have started to get some early layers onto the Brabant commission in the studio! At the moment he has the base coats of acrylics on, and has two layers of pastels on the one side - you can really see the difference the pastels make to the base coat, bringing out a super softness to the detail that I absolutely adore. More updates coming soon! Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

Tips for customizing and painting model horses. Sunday, January 8, 2012. Photo taking tips, editing for ads, etc. This may or may not help some of you. This is just a guide of what works FOR ME and how I do my editing. Ok, here we go. But it may not b.

Model Horse Tack, Custom models and more. Thursday, January 5, 2012. My english saddle pattern has been under construction lately. This is what my desk looked like the other day. Yesterday, I bought a sheet of aluminum to use for english saddle trees.

Sunday, February 1, 2015. Stellina, Diva and Thunder, in resin, cm, OF plastic and BRONZE. A rose by any other name. The bestest horse in the world CE Diva. Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Sunday, January 19, 2014. Portrait of my new horse in progress. Tuesday, December 31, 2013.

Enjoying the model horse hobby DIY-style. Not only have I been helping Erin ready her performance entries. Are you going to Breyerfest this year? June 17, 2015.