Painting Party day twenty four

The first day of BreyerWest is all about the Open Show, which is not of particular interest to me. Instead of spending the entire day at the National Western Stock Show Complex, I sent Tiffany off by herself, and I am catching up on a few things at home. One of these is the International Model Horse Painting Party.

I opened up the group's Facebook page, and the first thing I saw was this beautiful piece by Anna Dobrowolska-Oczko.

Anna writes: I did it! I painted this Stromness sculpted by Eva Rossiter. It's a gorgeous sculpture of a warmblood mare, and she was a pleasure to paint. I'm pleased with how her color came out! It seems like I choose a chestnut for my Namopaimo horses almost every other year.

Congratulations, Anna. Stromness is spectacular! 

As fate - and the Facebook algorithm - would have it, the next horse I saw was also created by a Netherlands based hobbyist. This is Leah Peretz' finished Lola. 

Leah writes: I did it! NaMoPaiMo 2023 (old style) is in the books! 

I absolutely adore Lola, sculpted by Josine Vingerling, and I am very pleased with how she came to life. She was painted primarily in airbrushed acrylics, pastels, hand-painted acrylics, and colored pencils.

Congratulations, Leah. I adore her, too.

Keep it going, everyone, or at least everyone who isn't here in Denver! This is a short month, and there's still so much painting to do!