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

Happy New Year!!!

I know I'm a couple of days late, lol...But
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

No pictures at the moment, but I am nearing the halfway mark with a number of new stablemate-scale pieces: Three Little Lonestars, and Two Pipsqueaks. My big plans for big ole John Henry are on pause at the moment while I try to get these five guys finished. :D

Be looking for a new post with pictures at the end of the week!

Felis Navidad!!
And Happy Nickers to you all!
~Sara

Wishing you all...

A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I'm plugging away on some upcoming sales pieces over this Christmas break. More news on them after the first of the year!

I will also be updating my website gallery with the coming year, and possibly offering a commission slot or two.

Stay tuned with my new Facebook page: RockingShip Studio, to keep up with studio goings on, and I will be posting to my yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rockingship_studios/ with the upcoming sales news. :D

I hope you all stay safe, dry, and warm this Holiday season!
God Bless!
~Sara

Finished!!!

One more commission down! One to go!!! YAY!!!

These are some preliminary "finished" photos of Diamond Tree's Cisco Classic, a beautiful little pinto miniature stallion I painted on the Breyer paint-by-number resin for Kim.

Not much else to say. Getting psyched for the show this weekend! Leave comments if you've got 'em! :D

Cheers!
~Sara

October News

I'm trying to keep up with my Blog, so here goes:

I've got good news and I've got bad new. First, the bad news: Work in the studio has slowed a bit this past month, unfortunately, because of tests and work requiring more of my time and undivided attention. So, I am not as prepared as I would like to be, and I have not completed as many overdue models as I would like.

The good news is, I don't have tests next week, so this weekend I can really crack down and get busy on some models! I have managed to complete my past due donation models, so that's a huge relief. Now I really need to focus on a couple of customer models so they can come with me to Cajun Country Live next weekend and then find their ways home to their owners. :D It's looking good, so far, that that goal will be achievable! So, I'm excited about that!

In sales news, I have a Finnegan and Mini Ziryab up for sale, and a couple of "in the wings" models that will hopefully appear in December or early in the upcoming year. I may also be taking on a couple of new commissions, and hopefully those pieces will be finished before the start of 2012, if I can keep busy over the Christmas break!

I think that about covers it! I should be posting pictures from the show after next weekend :D
Wish me luck!

Cheers!
~Sara