NaMoPaiMo is coming

Yesterday, I shared photos of Elżbieta Zarzecka's newly finished Cordes resin.

The response was immediate and overwhelming.

Everyone was talking about that finishwork.

But here's something no one mentions: Quietly hiding underneath all those tiny brushstrokes is a lot of equally outstanding prep work. Twenty hours of it, in fact.

I know it's just October, but NaMoPaiMo is coming.

If you're planning to paint with us in 2026, now is the time to start on that prep work. This is an important and time consuming - twenty hours if you're Ela! - part of the finishwork process. February is a short month. I can not overstate the importance of starting NaMoPaiMo with a fully prepped and primed model.

prepping in progress, Tang is helping

Don't know what to paint? Here's something that might influence your decision. For the second year in a row, Stone Horses will be sponsoring our event.

Registered entrants who commit to painting a Stone model in February - any scale, any medium - will be entered into a drawing to win a Stone model. Registered entrants that successfully complete their Stone models will be entered into a second drawing, again to win a Stone model. The 2025 prize model was really fabulous, and I have no doubt next year's will be even better.

Not so coincidentally, my project for 2026 is a Stone Horse. 

Specifically, I will be painting a resin edition Pimento as a portrait of baby Olive.

This is the most emotional piece I've ever tackled. I hope I can do her justice.

It's only October, but NaMoPaiMo is coming. Go forth and choose your models, friends! We have a lot of prepping and painting to do!