Sunday, October 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Paint-Your-Own Test Run @ Stone Factory!
Paint Your Own Test Stone Chip or Pebble Seminar
Paint Your Own Test Stone Chip or Pebble Seminar - October 2nd, Friday evening from 6 - 10 PM. Our staff will show you how to paint your own horse. Stone Chips Tests are $75 and Pebbles are $100.
Today is the last day to sign up.
I am freaking EXCITED to play with an airbrush under adult supervision!
I asked for the Cutting Horse Chip, second choice the QH, who I intend to paint as a portrait of an apricot dun QH mare I used to ride (leg bars, dorsal stripe, star/snip, 2 hind socks, light dappling on flanks & rear) -wish me luck-
Friday, August 28, 2009
FEC WB
Equilocity 2009 Dinner Chip "Ghost", a portrait & run of 30. Picked up at a recent visit to the factory, which is always a treat. I exercised a great deal of self-discipline by not bringing home any other expensive lovelies.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
FEI World Games 2010 - Lexington!
Itinerary for Corina Engrissei
-Reserve
Sun 26 Sep 2010, 12:00 AM -
Fri 1 Oct 2010, 12:00 AM Main Stadium Registered
-Steward - Horse Path
Sun 26 Sep 2010, 12:00 AM -
Fri 1 Oct 2010, 12:00 AM Main Stadium - Warm Up Registered
-Reserve
Sun 26 Sep 2010, 12:00 AM -
Fri 1 Oct 2010, 12:00 AM Main Stadium Registered
-Steward - Horse Path
Sun 26 Sep 2010, 12:00 AM -
Fri 1 Oct 2010, 12:00 AM Main Stadium - Warm Up Registered
Maggie Bennett's Miniatures
First the draft horse & rolling horse, which I discovered at the table of Becky from Utterly Horses at the Swap Meet. She must have brought the drafter 'across the pond' just for me.
About 10 minutes later, I was gushing over him in the Artisan's Hall w/ Sue Sifton & Beth, and met the creatrix herself at the next table. She had so many little wax horses, waiting to be cast, and a big one too! So I got the mare & foal, & the arab. I have started sanding & they are pretty easy prep so far if you can find/make small enough tools. Jeweler's files. I love their detail and miniscule size. They look nice unpainted, even.
The Stone Drafter was a find @ the PJ sale, shown just to enhance the scale of the micro's.
As I unpack more, I will post pics ;)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Equilocity Warehouse Sale '09
This Hollywood (large horse) stood out, her head is turned not straight, & a bit raised, her tail prfectly bent. I am very excited about her. The pony was a bonus, attitude in the face. The Bourbon Sauce is for Tony.
Enjoyed meeting the Trail of Painted Ponies artists & their own individual artwork, a real horse-art event @ the Marriott.
Very much looking forward to tomorrow, pj sale early! Then to the 'Fest.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Crystal? Is it you?
Woe, I mean !WHOA! is me; my Crystal arrived in a lovely, flawless, lsq, GLOSSY finish to my excited dismay. Is there a word to describe this mix of shock, excitement, frustration, disappointment & adoration?
The primary reason I don't order glossies too often is that they are impossible to photo accurately, see above? This photo does her NO justice. You might get some good pictures, but the paintwork is always a bit distorted by the hi-shine. I love to photo my horses.
The only other reason I don't do many glossy model horses is that I feel flaws are more obvious in this finish, and usually the gloss itself is unevenly distributed or has fine dust/'artifacts' in it. In a regular run I anticpate this accordingly, esp from Breyer, but a pre-ordered Stone special run; well - if I didn't want to photo show her, I would have ordered a glossy.
I called the factory & explained my order mixup & despite the lovely gloss I really wanted Matte finish. Peter & Doug were very helpful, shipped a matte to me and I am supposed to ship the glossy back.
I have officially decided to keep glossy as a sale horse of my own because she's so lovely. If interested, I will consider offers.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Bucket of Water
I see there's a vote for the DIY bucket of water. This is an easy and eye catching prop that compliments any scene. One of the most-appreciated things an animal can have is fresh water, a great 1st DIY because it's inexpensive, and soap & water cleanup.
I wanted SM scale. I took a small metal screwtop from a bottle and primed it. Painted black, weathered it a bit. The darker the container the less color you will see of your water (which is mostly clear). Clearcoat before you do your water (I used matte).
So paint it up, internally the water bucket may have small traces of green algae residue, sediment, calcium deposit rings & you can add these details now with paint. Keep it to a minimum or it will look yucky. You can get creative doing water in landscapes though.
@ craft store pick up 1 tube of the fake-stained-glass paint in plain old clear. Also get a tube of blue, pick whichever looks best to you, I chose a sky blue since the blue of water we percieve is often the sky's reflection. In landscaping you will see other colors of water, but for a bucket this will do.
Once your paint is dry you can take your clear 'glass paint' gently. DO NOT SHAKE YOU WILL GET BUBBLES. Turn tube/bottle upside down and put the THINNEST layer you can stand. It goes on white and smells like elmer's glue.
I wanted SM scale. I took a small metal screwtop from a bottle and primed it. Painted black, weathered it a bit. The darker the container the less color you will see of your water (which is mostly clear). Clearcoat before you do your water (I used matte).
So paint it up, internally the water bucket may have small traces of green algae residue, sediment, calcium deposit rings & you can add these details now with paint. Keep it to a minimum or it will look yucky. You can get creative doing water in landscapes though.
@ craft store pick up 1 tube of the fake-stained-glass paint in plain old clear. Also get a tube of blue, pick whichever looks best to you, I chose a sky blue since the blue of water we percieve is often the sky's reflection. In landscaping you will see other colors of water, but for a bucket this will do.
Once your paint is dry you can take your clear 'glass paint' gently. DO NOT SHAKE YOU WILL GET BUBBLES. Turn tube/bottle upside down and put the THINNEST layer you can stand. It goes on white and smells like elmer's glue.
Put the bucket with wet 'glass paint' somewhere where it can breathe but not collect dust/hair and wait for it to dry. If you don't use thin layers & /or don't wait for it to dry completely, it will be cloudy and take months to clear. Thin layers dry in hours, you will wish it dried faster! There are other products to simulate water which will dry quicker but this was my 1st inexpensive project and an easy one to share. Add thin layers, put some blue in the white & swirl with a clean wire gently (beware of bubbles!). The blue dries faster than the white, in my experience.
It will take time to layer in, your layers mixed with blue can be a bit thicker as the blue will dry faster.
You don't need to fill the bucket completely. In my real-horse experience, we are all more likely to dump and fill a bucket with fresh water if it is less full (it obviously needs a fill/change & you don't get soaked lifting it, either), and they should be freshened as frequently as possible throughout the day.
Enjoy, I have also used this 'glass paint' to make streams and ponds. If the water surface gets dusty, just wipe it with a damp cloth.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Veronica's Vodka
Gorgeous Stone SR for a yahoo! group, purchased from Karen Zorn, artist's choice matte.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Paulo on a Donkey
I really like donkeys, so I like this Picasso a lot.
I got out some leftover Super Sculpey yesterday morning and made a wire armature, head and 2 hands, wrapped in TP and gauze and built up the costume as I went along. His eyes are little clear blue seed beads. Still working on the saddle & bridle, but how cute is he? Click pic to see album.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Kit-Bashing a Breyer Barn?
Actually, I don't know if I'd really call it '1st-degree kit-bashing', but I was a bit disenchanted when I opened this barn I found on clearance at Target, all just plastic and printed cardboard.
However, it is in the scale of many extras I had around, most thanks to Diane last summer... -thank you-! And also in the scale of a nice china model I am worried of toppling, so I took on the cheap barn and in the last month here's what's happened:
click the pic to go see the web album.
I didn't get to pics of the tackroom, but will update this post when I get them!
Also finishing out a Traditional run in shed, a rotating Stablemates window box, a new Stablemates display case and a smaller single stall Classics shed.
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