Spring is coming!

Well I've being quiet on my blog, but busy in the studio and busier in the stables - I recently had my stallion (who just turned 5) broken in so that he had plently of time to mature both physically and mentally, and I reckon it's really paid off as his knees, which were HUGE have fully closed and he was more than ready to get broken in and start to have some work put on him. He had some rave reviews from the breaker and his wife, which was absolutely lovely to hear especially since I bred this boy and have handled him all his life. So he is now home after three weeks at the breaker's and loving being home, being worked, having his stable surrounded by his 'mates' (the geldings) and feeling good old spring in the air!

But of course, back to the studio news:

This little girl will be heading home to her owner after being sitting here for awhile and not posted off due to my email and computer generally throwing a hissy fit and not delievering emails. But problem solved thank goodness!





Also speaking of heading home - "Manhattan Mistress" was won by an Australian collector and will be staying down under, but is already on her way to her new home and new owner. I have to say, it was a very sad day to pack her up knowing that she wouldn't be coming home with ribbons from a show, but heading off for good, she had quickly become one of my favourites... but still, she is heading a show home which is always a bonus!

A progress picture of one of my comissions currently in the works is a Timepiece I'm painting as a portrait of a client's late horse (who I will say, looked an absolute spunk!) - he is a lot further along than this photo shows as this was an eariler photo:





And one of my personal works in progress is this Breyer Moody Andalusion rescuplt which I'm working on between pastel layers - Just showing you his face at the moment next to another body to show the difference. I'm loving this guy's spunk and attitude (he's definately saying, "ner ner ner, I can do it better!" as he is mid air through an explosive flying change). Hey, the referrence photo had his tongue hanging out, so I thought why not!?! And it seems my ever-loving other half thinks so as well, since he agreed about the tongue and is now bugging me and coaxing me gently to keep this guy as apart of our own personal collection and not a sales piece (which he was going to be) - so sorry guys, you'll have to blame him for that one! LOL Not that I mind at all of course, I'm giving into his coaxing quite willingly!





I'll post up some photo's during the week as I get a few comissions finished up that are in their final home stretches as we speak!