"Shadows of the Moon"

Welcome spring!
VERY warm this week into the high 70s and low 80s....VERY hard to believe we had snow on the ground just a few weeks ago..now everything is in full bloom:) Yay :)
I have been very busy with commission paintwork these past few weeks....the higher temps are helping the paint dry much faster now so much progress is being made in the studio. Here is an updated photo of the NAMHSA 15th anniversary party donation I am working on.....my resin of choice was a wonderful Carol Williams Valor resin.....this guys studio name is "Shadows of the Moon". "Shadow" is slotted to be a raffle item at the NAMHSA 15th anniversary celibration on July 22nd, 2010 in Lexinton Kentucky....tickets will soon be available thru the NAMHSA web site....I will be posting all info as I receive it, posting will be thru my C.S.Richmond Studios Yahoo group emails, on my C.S.Richmond Studios Facebook page, Model Horse Sales Pages... and info will be posted here as well.
Also in the news...check out my new web page here:
http://csrichmondstudios.webs.com/
Thanks to everyone and have a wonderful spring day!
C.S.Richmond Studios

"Sophies Annihilators"

Hi all:)

By now most of you have seen the new "Angry Drafter" AKA as "The Annihilator"...if not you can see him here and read the wonderful story of "Sophies dream" and how Sophie and Debbi Lermond made this angry beast come to life..click here:



http://www.horsemodels.com/gallery?id=295/100


This is a second post on the wonderful Annihilators:) Sophie has now chosen the colors I am to paint her 4 copies to:) Wonderful color choices all!
I am proud and honored to have been asked by dear Sophie to paint four of these wonderful resins for her. I will be painting cast number two...number 6 ...number 17...and number 18. Sophie has also decided on the colors she wishes me to paint for her. They will be as follows:

#2....highly detailed appaloosa..deep dark chocolate brown/black varnished roaned brown/black with extended blanket...loaded with fine hair detail throughout with the coolest mapped and haloed spots I've seen yet...I am working from a live ref horse photo for painting this guy...Sophie was wonderful to research and find just the right ref horse for her copy number two. I am sure you all will be amazed at the colors and pattern once this guy is completed.

#6.....For this copy Sophie has chosen a wonderful highly detailed leopard appaloosa with the most gorgeous pink skin and spots in complete balance. Sophies favorite colors...leopard appaloosa:) Sophie was wonderful in finding the ref picture I will be using to paint her Annihilator copy number 6 by:)

#17.....For this copy number 17 Sophie has chosen a super cool chessie roan with the most splendid color eyes I have seen yet..the eye color contrast with the coat color is facinating. Many thanks to Sophie for allowing me to paint this wonderful color for her:)

#18....for this copy number eighteen Sophie has chosen to have me paint a horse she saw in a movie....she painstakingly took photos of the horse on television so I would have amny photos to work by....the copy number 18 will be painted to a highly detailed black and white with a wonderful bald face and blue eyes....the black in this horses coat os soooo wonderful...a nice blue-black coal look...and the eyes are sky blue.



I must say that the Annihilator is packed full of details..he is really something to see in person......Debbi added the most fine hair detail in the sculpture...and the face...oh my the face is so full of expression...I just can not wait to put paintbrushes to work on these guys!

Thanks again Sophie for asking me to paint these four guys for you...and special thanks to Debbi and her talents in bringing Sophies dream to life.