New Drastic Custom!

Been off and on in the studio lately. But I *did* manage to finish this drastic custom G1 Thoroughbred into a sliding Quarter Horse reiner!!
He'll be up for offers once he's got his new blue roan coat! :D (Using the two handsome boys below as reference. I know the top one is Blue Valentine Two. Not sure who the other gorgeous guy is. :/)

 

I've also got a Heza Classy Chic by Pack, Sheba's Jewel by LerMond, and a Hazel by Kilbourn, as well as a special surprise in the wings! Hope to get them done and up for viewing soon, too!

Until next time!

~Sara

First Stablemate Custom on MH$P

Just wanted to make a note that I've posted my first SM custom onto MH$P for offers till next Thursday, June 21st.
Please follow this link to see her ad: http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/view.asp?id=936739&p=g
I sanded her seams and logo and gave her a new neck and 'do -- then painted her a mealy dark baby bay! I hope you enjoy her pictures! (More on my Facebook page!)
~Sara

Rasha COMPLETE!

Way too many photos to add, lol
Please go to the Facebook Page: RockingShip Studio to see many many photos! I still need to put her pupil in, but other than that, she's done!
I'll be posting news to the yahoogroup, then putting her up for offers on MH$P :)
Enjoy!

Rasha is Almost Complete!

First traditional-scale dapple grey with rosing! Many layers of dapples, plus some pencil hairing, and hours of work went into this gal!
I'll post better pictures soon -- she still has a good couple of hours of work in these pictures (white-washing, eyes, base, etc.)
Plan to put her up for offers on MH$P early this week :)

Enjoy! Happy Memorial Day!
~Sara

Back in Town - Back to Work!

Just a quick note to let you know I'm back from my out-rotation in Weatherford, Texas. Unfortunately, my laptop screen died, and my borrowed laptop is taking me a while to get used to/load information on. SO! Once my laptop gets repaired, I'll be adding lots of pictures I picked up from Weatherford, as well as TWO new sales pieces!!! A lovely dappled rose grey Rasha, and a handsome roany-appaloosa Ratrod!!! These two will be for sale by the first week of June, if not sooner!!
I'm also offering a commission! Please see my MH$P ad for details!
More soon!
~Sara

Gettin My Pastel On!

So, this weekend I had every intention of starting Ratrod (an Appaloosa stallion by Kristina Lucas-Francis) and Tabatha Pack's Heza Classy Chic (the awesome cutter!) in two different shades of strawberry roan-y goodness (with an appy pattern for Rat) -- but, instead, I find myself pastelling a delicate, delicious dapple rose-grey to my Rasha (by Debbi LerMond). LOL
Here's her reference photos, since I haven't taken any pictures of the model, herself. My reference is CL Solmate, a son of US Top Ten Polish stallion, Solstice out of the pure Polish mare MSU Beloved. Considering show names "Nymph's Solistce," or "Nymph's Solmate" for this gal. Enjoy!

Boys are Back from Panhandle Live!

Had a good turn at the show! The Pipsqueaks and Little Lonestars didn't get NAN cards, but they DID place pretty well! 2 3rds (grullo LL and overo Pip), a 4th (overo LL), and 5th (appy LL)!!! My other Pipsqueak suffered a rub en-route -- so he didn't place, but I'm fixing him up!

They're for sale on MH$P now! Two LL's and One Pipsqueak are going to find new homes soon! :)
Thanks for chiming in!
~Sara

SO EXCITED!!!

I don't know who got what yet, but my WONDERFUL friend, Linda, says that almost everybody I sent with her got a NAN card!!! YAY!!!
I'll post more info and news later!
HAD to share!!!!
~Sara

Pictures as Promised!

First up is the Galina commission I've been working on...
I won't say how long it took... but suffice to say LP is a patient woman! :D



Next we have a Pipsqueak done in pastels to a nice light grulla:

Then his brother to a tovero likeness of a real-life mustang
named "Hooter" from McCullough Peaks (eagle marking and all!):

Up next is a Little Lonestar pencilled (yes, pencilled!) to a varnish appaloosa...
I used the renowned stallion, PD Plaudit as a reference for this guy :) :

After him comes another grulla! This one in a very dark shade of the color. This fella was referenced off a handsome grulla gelding named Merlin's Magic, and is complete with barring on his legs, ears, and shoulders, some webbing on his forehead, a dark mask, and the lighter guard hairs typical of the color. Pictures don't do this guy justice!

And last, but not least! -- Little Lonestar in a bright chestnut overo!
This guy is complete with tiny detailing in his markings and pinking on his nose!
His right eye is brown, and his left eye is blue! <3 him! :D

More pictures of ALL of these lovelies can be seen on my YahooGroups
under their respectively named photo albums.
(The Galina is under Finished Works, if you are interested in seeing more of her).

You can join my YahooGroups by following this link (I hope!):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rockingship_studios/

I will also be updating my website with some pictures soon!

As always, thanks for looking! :D
~Sara

Five Guys and Galina FINISHED!!!! ...Now for that custom...

The three Little Lonestars (a splash overo, a varnish-y roan, and a dark grullo) and the two Pipsqueaks (blood red chestnut tovero, and a light-medium grullo) are DONE! I'll post pictures in the morning -- bad lighting and dead camera right now, LOL

And the Mare of Terror - Galina (by the talented B. Eberl!) is FINISHED too!!! I really only had her base left to do, but still! She be done!

All six of these lovelies (as well as a small posse) are going to go to Panhandle Live on February 25th! Then I'm going to go about finding new homes for some of them :D

(Galina was a commission, so she's got an owner, LOL. Two of the LL's may already have interested parties, and a Pipsqueak may head out shortly after. If that happens, the LL and Pipsqueak that are left over are sticking with me! But I'll have more coming out of the studio soon, I hope!)

That's all I've got for now! Pictures soon!
Cheers!

Slowly, But Surely

Getting a little work done in the studio today. Needed a change of pace after studying so much and working on one model for so long!!! Loving her, but I need a break! LOL (I'll share picks of the Mistress of Terror later!)

For Now, I may not be able to give you burgers, but I CAN give you Five Guys! XD

Ain't they handsome? ...Yeah, I know, not so much! Hahaha! I'm working on it!

Now for some "teaser" shots... This fella is a Little Lonestar being painstakingly hair-by-hair pencilled until further notice....



And this dude is his overo cousin:


Making this their cousin once-removed... (Who, coincidentally, does NOT want to play nice...)


This is their crazy friend:


And his brother:


They ALL need a lot more work, but I just wanted to verify I am still working!
Best get back to it!!!!

Oh! By the way... Two of the Little Lonestars and One of the Pipsqueaks is going to be for sale once they are all done! I can't decide which color from each mold I want to keep for myself, so I'm going to leave it up to you guys :)

Catch ya on the flip side!
~Sara