Breyer horses

Not all models go through an ugly stage. In this wonderful guest post, Lynn Cassels-Caldwell of Snowdrift Studio lets us peek over shoulder as she painted a dappled bay with oils. Thank you, Lynn. He is spectacular! Painting a Bay with Oils by Lynn Cassels-Caldwell My basecoat is a coloured primer. I use several, including Painters Touch 2X Ultra Cover, Dupli-Color Sandable Primer and Krylon Colormaster Paint + Primer. In this case, I used the Krylon. It's a Satin finish, so I sprayed it…

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The custom halter division at last Saturday's High Plains Live consisted of just eleven classes. However, in this case there were a lot of good things wrapped up in that small package. Here are a few that caught my eye. The first class of the day was Arabian/Part Arabian/National Show Horse. Sherre Tuley's customized Lonesome Glory claimed the blue ribbon. My Purdy horse, Khartoon Khompounded Interest was right behind him in second. My other Purdy horse, Quiver, also placed second in his…

Photo taken in France, Grenoble down by the "Alps" Horse pictured is painted by Rita Ménard-Baker and is truly a piece of history. Down by the Mountain III

I still haven't started working on my performance entries for Springamathing. This would be a problem if I was actually trying to win. Fortunately, my goals for this show are mostly social. Any ribbons I win will be a bonus. This was not the case back in 2012, when I was getting ready for Sheila Bishop's High Plains Live Model Horse Show. The championship trophies were unpainted Brio Sombra resins, and I was bound and determined to win one. I spent weeks fine-tuning Emma's performance…

I could write a long post about 2016, and reflect, but instead I'm going to get straight to tack, because I'm so excited to share more about...