From the past....
I thought I'd post some photos of a wonderful K. Lucas Francis "Bruno" Fjord resin I painted a few years back....he is the second horse I painted in oils:) He is owned by Robin in the western U.S.A. and is doing super in the show ring:) Last report "Harrison Fjord" L. Francis "Lucas" Fjord resin won 2nd CM/AR European pony AND reserve champion CM/AR pony

 He did wonderful at his first show here in Virginia.At the Hampton Roads Classic live show 2008 he taged a NAN card in his pony class and received a nice rossette for division reserve champion in the artists resins division.
I loved painting this resin I later purchased a second unpainted blank to have a second go at that wonderful Fjord coloring. I had the opportunity to snap some ref photos one year at Breyerfest in Lexinton Kentucky of three Fjords in a field two years ago and they came in handy painting "Harrison Fjord" .The Fjords are soooo colorful.
Have a great day...more to come:)

"Scout"

I hope all had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, fun, great food, and lots of laughter:)

Right on schedule at 6 AM I headed for my studio after getting hubby out the door and off to his job....and above is one of my own sales items ...this little guy is the wonderful little Stablemate sized Morgen Kilbourn sculpture creation " Bitty Bosco". I am painting him in my meduim of choice....oil colors:) I've decided to name this spunky little Spanish Mustang "Scout"..."Scout" is currrently up for offers..high offer on the table is from M.J.P. at $425.00.

More photos of "Scout" can be viewed in the photo section at the C.S.Richmond Studios Yahoo group :) ...Click on the above photos to view the larger sized pictures:)

Have a wonderful day:)

C.S.Richmond Studios

Huge heavy duty spots in the works :) Featured in the photo above is one of my super favorite resins....can you all guess which resin this is?......this resin is a work in progress here in my studio being created, as always, in my favorite medium of choice....deep, dark, rich and creamy oil colors. Many more shades of spots, ghost spots and others to be added....more photos soon :)

***Caution : Wet paint :)
I thought I would share one of my "work in progress" commissioned items....this lovely "Memphis Belle" is sculpted by Trish Forsyth and is owned by Maria. One of my objectives today was to ad some detail to "Memphis Belle" and to paint her tail as well. Click on the pictures for a larger view. Miss Belle is about 75 % completed ...she sits in the sun now to dry until morning :)

Back to my brushes :)

Hi all :)

I've completed "Ravenhill Revisited" and his final photos have been taken.....he will be on his way to Stacey Tumlinson in the morning:) It has been raining and cloudy for three days now....not good picture taking weather for me as I do not have a photo box set up. I've always relied on the early morning sunlight for taking photos as this light seems to do best for me and my camera....and that early morning light puts a good deep reflecting light on my paintworks eyes...picking up the highlights...and bringing out the truest colors.

I've enjoyed painting this copy of Ravenhill Revisited....I feel I have improved and refined my appaloosa painting technique over the past several months and I look forward to improving and learning more on painting the appaloosa color as well as all equine colors. For me there is always a higher painting technique goal to reach...a new painting "tool" to experiment with for improvement....and the challenge of "seeing" the layers of color in the live horse...from the skin under the hair to the coat color itself.....and applying this to my paintwork for a more realistic and life like end result. Each time I paint I am learning. My ref book library is growing...my equine genetics books and horse color books are a must for me....and the internet is a very useful tool:)

Click on the above photo to see it in large scale:)

Have a wonderful day all :)

Hi all:)

Above are new photos of the one-of-a-kind new Ravenhill Revisited resin sculpted by Hilary Hurley and Stacey Tumlinson.....the new customized mane and tail were sculpted by Stacey herself:) This copy of Ravenhill is owned by Stacey Tumlinson and is being painted in oils by myself...his completion date is November 1st, 2009 :)

Click on the photos above to view them in actual size:)

"Ravenhill" revisited......

It is an honor and privilege to have here sitting on my studio work table a wonderful sculpture....he is waiting patiently for me to begin my part of his coming to life...his colors.He is the ever popular Hilary Hurley/Stacey Tumlinson traditional sized "Ravenhill Revisited".....AND he is a one-of-a-kind :) This copy of "Ravenhill Revisited is owned by Stacey Tumlinson and will be sold via Stacey Tumlinson thru the sales venue of her choice. He sports a new mane and tail sculpted to perfection by Stacey and his new look suits him to a "T". "Ravenhill" is pictured here with some of the ref pictures I'll be using as a template for his colors and pattern...."Ravenhill" will include some fantastic super-fine hair detail both painted and delicately etched in oils....and some new techniques I've discovered will be used for this fantastic fella:)

I'm off to begin his prepwork :) More to come.....

IN THE STUDIO

TOP PHOTO:
LITTLE "BITTY BOSCO" METICULOUSLY SCULPTED BY MORGEN KILBOURN ...SOOOO MUCH DETAIL WAS SCULPTED INTO THIS LITTLE FELLOW:) I'VE BEEN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH WITH HIS FINAL COLOR....CHESSIE OR BAY....THINKING OF GOING WITH THE BAY AS THERE WILL BE A GOOD COLOR CONTRAST WITH THE DARK MANE, TAIL, AND LEGS:)


BOTTOM PHOTO:
SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS LITTLE FELLOW FOR AGES :) OF COURSE THIS IS THE VERY RECOGNIZABLE "DINKY DUKE" SCULPTED BY MORGEN KILBOURN....LITTLE "DINKY" IS WEARING THE APPALOOSA SPORT HORSE COLORS. THE REF PICTURES I'M USING ARE BEHIND HIM. LITTLE "DINKY" HAS GHOST SPOTS, MAPPING AROUND HIS SPOTS AS IN HIS REF PICTURE ..TOO SMALL TO SEE:)...AND LATER THE FINE TICKING SEEN IN THE REF PICTURES BEHIND THE ELBOW WILL BE ADDED. I'VE LEFT "DINKYS" FACE A BIT MORE WHITE THAN WHAT IS FEATURED IN THE REF PHOTO....MY EYES SEE HIM MORE "BALANCED" WITH THE EXTRA WHITE IN HIS FACE.
I'M ALSO WORKING ON A CUSTOM BREYER NOKOTA......HE WILL SPORT A HIGHLY DETAILED WILD BAY FRAME OVERO COAT OF COLORS. AGAIN I'M WORKING WITH A REAL MUSTANG REF PICTURE...I LOVE THOSE REF PHOTOS....PHOTOS OF "NOKOTA" COMING SOON:)
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL:)
C.S.RICHMOND STUDIOS

WELCOME TO C.S.RICHMOND STUDIOS

WELCOME TO THE C.S.RICHMOND STUDIOS...HOME OF LIFE-LIKE EQUINE PAINTWORK OVERFLOWING WITH SOUL, PERSONALITY AND FIRE....I INCORPORATE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES, PRECISION, FINE DETAIL, AND SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP TO PRODUCE LIVE SHOW QUALITY LIFE-LIKE EQUINE PAINTWORK IN MINATURE FORM. STOP ON IN AND TAKE A LOOK. I'M SURE YOU WILL LIKE WHAT YOU SEE.