Custom Model Horses in Every Hue!
Catbird's Fancy
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Golden Palomino
Gallery: Dilutes
Medium: Acrylics and Pastels
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This handsome fella was a custom order along with Magpie’s Six… and that’s as much information as I have on him so far. While his mane is slightly brighter than I’d like now, I’m going to pretended it was just washed really well for a show. Continue reading
Shadowcat
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Black with Red Tiger Stripes
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This little guy is a clear example of where ‘good intentions’ met ‘blatant procrastination’.
I was working on a realistic tiger colored Arabian and Standing Foal and was trying to learn how to effectively paint the striping patterns. I figured it would be easiest to do on a fantasy mold, so Shadowcat was born. Continue reading
Misfits Arabian
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Black with white Misfits’ skull logo
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This handsome fella has a flat black base, red eyes and nostrils, a white skill pattern on each flank, a white bat on his forehead, and a translucent pearlescent layer under a high gloss finish. Continue reading
Scatcat
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Bay Tovero
Gallery: Other
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
In theory this little guy could exist, but there’s a high probability that he’s closer to the fantasy side of the house (like Corporeal Twist). With two blue eyes, one dark leg, and the requisite cat-tracks—he’s ready to light up a shelf and I’m hoping he’s still dancing the night away. Continue reading
Midnight Wish
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Blue-bay with silver spots (stars)
Gallery: Other
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
Wish was yet another stab at a fantasy night sky (see Zodiac’s Curse and D’Notte). He’s got a deep blue coat with a scattering of small silver stars and solid silver eyes. Continue reading
Midas Tiger
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Gold and Black
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This little guy was one really random custom. He has a nice solid gold base, with no shadings, and black pseudo-tiger stripes and vaguely Egyptian facial markings. I’d be tempted to call him a doodle horse, there just aren’t enough doodles! Continue reading
Infernal Whimsy
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Black and Flames
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted and Sold Jan 2005
Every so often my Muses grab a’hold of a model and run with it. The result is normally a bit of random-shiny that I couldn’t have planned out if I tried.
This little guy was such an event– I started with the black basecoat and no real plan other than getting him finished off whilst watching TV. (Hence the ‘Whimsy’) Continue reading
Unnamed Custom Arabian
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Amber Champagne Overo
Gallery: Overo
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted in 200? and Sold 200?
This was half of a custom order and my first attempt at painting an Amber Champagne. (The unnamed scratching foal was done in the same coat color). Continue reading
Apollo Dancing
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Palomino Splash Overo
Gallery: Overo
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted in 200? and Sold 200?
I painted this guy after realizing that I was pretty short on palomino’s in my gallery. I love the flare of the Arabian mold and the color seemed like it would be a perfect match!
Unfortunately, he didn’t come out quite like I had him in my head– which is still a common theme for my customs. I know as I work on my painting skills I’ll get better, but it’s always frustrating to start with one vision and end with another. Continue reading
Ocean Echoes
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Blue, Green, Silver
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted in 200? and Sold 200?
I have no idea what to call this color, beyond ‘Martha was bored and had access to stencil brushes.’ …Which is a dangerous combination! Continue reading
Tempest Teapot
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Dun Splash Overo Blanket Appaloosa
Gallery: Appaloosa
Medium: Pastels and Acrylics
Status: Painted in 200? and Sold 200?
This little guy was going to be my first horse done in pastels, a nice dun splash overo… and them my dog sneezed.
So I’m not sure if such a thing as an overo appaloosa exists in nature, but it sure as heck exists in model horse-dom! Amusingly he fared rather well at the small home-show I took him too, so regardless of his reality he’s a nice bit of eye candy. Continue reading
Irish Touch
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Green Bay Leopard Appaloosa
Gallery: Appaloosa
Medium: Acrylics and Pastels
Status: Painted in 200? and Sold 200?
This little guy was a lot of fun to paint!
As I remember he was a follow-up horse to Blue Eyed Piper, since Blue’s appy pattern didn’t turn out as realistic as I would have like. The same technique on a fantasy horse looks lovely, and I was able to play around more with the layers of white and pastels once reality was out the window. (Besides, I was itching to break into the new silly colored chalk pastels!) Continue reading
Blue Eyed Piper
Make: Breyer
Scale: Stablemate
Mold: Arabian (G2)
Color: Bay Leopard Appaloosa
Gallery: Appaloosa
Medium: Acrylics and Pastels
Status: Painted in 2005 and Sold Jan 2005
Oddly enough, this model was inspired by a custom auto painting show on TV! After watching the gentleman (who’s name I have forgotten) paint layer after layer of color to get this amazing ‘true fire’ I decided to give it a try with appaloosas. Which made prefect sense at the time. *grin* Continue reading
