My usual picture placeholder until I have a suitable photograph to share. T hank you to everyone who has checked in during the last month and bit to see how the first 14 Austrian hussars are coming along. NOT finished yet. I've been struggling to motivate myself to pick up the brush since the last post at the start of July. BUT. . . I can report that the basic horse furniture is almost finished. Another session or two planned for today, a very gray (and possibly) rainy Saturday, so just the sort of day one needs to press on and get the job done. That's about all you can do when painting horses. The end results are usually worth the time and effort, but getting there is a painting trial to say the least. Spent a couple of hours yesterday (Friday) evening working on reins and bridles, making several mistakes along the way (Grrrrrrr. . .), which will need to be addressed by trimming in the original horseflesh colors once all of the various r...
Mid-18th Century Painting and Collecting with Occasional Tabletop Games in the Grand Manner Since 2006