Pastel works-in-progress

This guy has been sitting for years, as I added too many uniform teenie-tiny dapples on him that I was not happy with, and just hadn't had the heart to cover most of them up just yet. He'll probably end up being a darker grey with belly dapples.


I just wuv this little resin, and no quick choice of color would do. It took me forever to finally decide on a nice dappled chestnut, and even longer (many, many layers) to get him to this point. He still has a long way to go from this rather orange stage, but I don't want to rush him along. Body first, then I'll concentrate on his head, legs, and mane/tail. Chestnut is such a challenging color to pastel, to stay away from the orange stage and not slip to far into bay! Here's a bit of my inspiration:

Dabbling in photography

Ever since I invested in a quality camera to photograph my work, I've enjoyed dabbling around with it on outings. On a recent trip to the Durham, NC area, we visited the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. I couldn't help but pull out the macro lens, as the roses looked so pretty with water droplets on them after a much needed shower.

Like a lemming...

I've been drawn into the popularity of blogs in the hobby as of late, and decided to join the crowd. Words have never come that easy to me, but it seems I always have a plethora of pictures to post. Perhaps keeping track of my works-in-progress on a blog will spur my creative juices. One can only hope after a year of nothing! Welcome to my blog.

-Darleen