NaMoPaiMo day twenty eight

 The first year I held NaMoPaiMo, I wrote a lot of posts about my personal painting journey.

So many.

I really thought my projects were perhaps the most important projects in the entire event.

I don't believe that anymore. In fact, I've come full circle and think that mine might be the least important of the entire event.

I haven't written much about either of my horses this year, but I have been painting. For all intents and purposes, Antara was finished yesterday.

Today has been all about Butterbean. This little man has caused me so much grief, but if I work really hard,  I think he'll be done - or at least done enough - tomorrow.

In my push to get both of these babies finished, I haven't spent a lot of time on the NaMoPaiMo Facebook page. Still I know, people are working, people are trying, people are succeeding.

One of the people who is both trying and succeeding is my German friend, Kim Brandner.

Her official model has been plagued with resin issues, but she hasn't let that stop her. In additions to finishing a bonus horse hippocampus,

she's also helped her doll, Sarja,

and her very talented daughters, Kassandra...

and Yara finish their projects.

Look how great all of that has turned out!

I don't know if your model will be done before the deadline, Kim, but I don't think it really matters. You are already a winner, and also, the NaMoPaiMo Champion of the Day.

Congratulations, Kim, and solidarity to everyone who's still in this thing. Tomorrow is the last day, but even if we don't finish, we're all winners.