Horse World Painted Ponies Trail Finalist

I am pleased to annouced that my design will be one of the ponies that will be created for the trail. I would like to thank everyone that helped and supported me in the voting process.

I am also pleased to annouce that I have been asked to decorate my pony. They asked me if I would like to do the decoration myself as they could see I was artistically talented.

 

So the past few weeks I have been decorating my pony. When I first got my package I was surprised with the size. I thought the horse would be a little bigger, but I think this will be a good thing in the end as my designs take me a while to do on flat paper, and I got a short deadline.

When I first started to decorate my pony I immediately noticed how much harder the surface was to draw on. I first tested the surface with a pencil and then pen, by drawing on the base. I decided to decorate my pony the same way that my designed it. This was because I don't want to lose any of the detail and find that using my pens I can control my decoration more than if I used a paint brush. I have had a few problems with angles and surface as the size of the pony has made it difficult to draw on certain parts like the legs. I have also found that the image is prone to smudging if I'm not extra careful and don't allow time for the ink to dry.

I have found the process really intersting and have loved decorating my pony. Not long now till I finish design. Then I can relax and enjoy watching people admire it on display which I'm really looking forward to seeing. I wonder where it will be in Bristol Cabot Circus.

Its a secret. . .

This week I have been working on a new competition that I can not disclose for now because of competition rules, but will show you as soon as I can.

I will say that creating my signature designs again has made me miss my ceramic work. However I have enjoyed designing again. Now I have completed my design I find myself wanting to draw more to fill my time and expand my artwork.
As well this week I have been working on my Horse World competition trying to collect votes to win. I hope that my entry does well, as I would to see my artwork decorating a pony. I also think it will look amazing and attach a great deal of interest for the competition auction.