Tuesday, April 20, 2010

April 20, 2010

Hello, again! Apologies for not posting last month.

What's been happening in my neck of the woods:

This month was certainly an exciting month in the way of weather. Two hail storms, two days in a row. I was able to catch the second one on video as seen here:

Warning, VERY loud. Turn the volume down before playing, especially if you've got headphones on.


Thankfully, no serious damage was done, but some flashing on the roof had to be replaced.

The next day was beautiful, despite the nasty weather we had. Emily and I went out for a drive, and we stopped by a park in Riverside, Missouri to get some snapshots of some beautiful scenery. I took lots of photos, and have put together a little slide show. Enjoy!


(I have photos from another trip we took, which I'll post in a future blog.)

In model horse/dog news.

Currently my books are open! Nothing over $150!

Email me at dragonridgestudios@yahoo.com for an exact
quote.


I also have lots of stuff currently for sale.

On Ebay, I have a customized Foxhound figurine, perfect for fox hunting scenes.



I also have many other model horses and related items for sale on Model Horse Sales Pages.

Customized Stablemates, including 3 of the 6 new 2010 molds, click either the photos or the descriptions to see the ads:









Customized Traditional scale models:

Peter Stone Arabian to buckskin tobiano


OF Breyers:








Well, that's it for now. See you next time!


Monday, February 8, 2010

February 2010


Hello again and welcome! Here's the latest as of February 2010:

Books are currently open for model horse and dog commissions, nothing over $150(for straight repaints, re-sculpting may be more, depending on the work needed)

Custom Orders in progress:

- Kathleen Moody Foxhound for CSM: 3/4 done, pictures soon.

- Rolling SM Draft Horse for LG: 3/4 done, pictures soon.

- SM Mustang Ornament: Started, will pick up the pace as soon as the above two are finished.

Customs for sale:



-"WBP Kalliel", pony gelding sculpted by Chris Jolly of Jahlee Designs. Done in pastels and acrylics to a shaded bay. Auction can be found here:



-Breyer G3 Stablemate Friesian with re-sculpted mane and tail, to a shaded chestnut. Done in pastels and acrylics. Auction can be found here:


Upcoming Customs:

-Custom Breyer Foxhound, repositioned into a jumping pose by Emily McFadden/Ghost Wolf Ranch. Will be repainted by me
-Breyer Impress Me Shannon/Zippo Pine Bar, straight repaint(no color decided yet, probably an overo pinto)
-Stone Chips Arabian straight repaint, possibly rose gray.

In other news:

Winter is still holding fast to our area, temps are a lot colder than normal, and they'll be getting colder before they improve.

Art feature of the day/Shameless plug:

Some digital flat art by me, click the image or the title below for a larger view:



Darkening Sky by ~Tephra76 on deviantART

That's all for today, see you soon!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Jan 16, 2010

Happy New Year, again! One resolution I made is to update more here.

That being said, on to the updates!

Custom Orders:

My books are currently open! Email me at dragonridgestudios@yahoo.com for
a quote!

All of my paint jobs are under $150(not including resculpting, which is extra,
depending on the work needed).

I produce NAN qualifying works, and many of my customs have top tenned at the
North American Nationals (NAN)!

Current Custom Orders status:

- Kathleen Moody Foxhound for CSM: Started. Primered, basecoated, ready for color.

- Rolling SM Draft Horse for LG: Started. Primered, basecoated, ready for color.

- SM Mustang Ornament: Started. Primered, basecoated, ready for color.


Customs available for sale:

Currently for sale on Ebay:

- A customized resin dog figurine, painted in acrylics and pastels to red merle.
Comes with his own toys and accessories:

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Click photo or click here to go to his auction!

Also for sale:

- "Trenton", a G2 Stablemate Stock Horse, done in pastels and acrylics
to a bay tovero. He is, in my opinion, LSQ, and perfect for Performance,
as well as Halter! See his ad here at Model Horse Sales Pages for price
and more details and photos.

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- "Uno Noche", a Breyer Smarty Jones, done in pastels and acrylics
to a black leopard Appaloosa. He has shown only once, and NAN qualified, placing 2nd in a
large class! He comes with his ribbon and NAN card.
See his ad here at Model Horse Sales Pages for price and more details and photos.

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In other news:


We had a lovely trip to Chicago over New Year's. Went to see our aunt and uncle, as well as Cousin Brad, Craig, and Aunt Hellen.

My sister Emily took some wonderful photos with our new camera(a Christmas gift from Mom and Dad).

Sears Tower:
Photos from the car

Hancock Building:
Photos from the car

The Metra, which we took from Morton Grove to Round Lake to visit Brad, Craig, and Hellen:
Morton Grove stop

To see more photos of our trip, visit Emily's Flickr page here:



Custom of the day:

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"Ambience", a Breyer Mini Whinny, done in pastels and acrylics to
palomino. From the Breyer Mini Whinny Painting Kit.

Wonderful detail, which is normally hidden by heavy factory paint.

Sold on Ebay.

That's all for now, see you next month!