Mozzy finished!

At last Mozzy is Finished, once I have taken a decent photo of him I will put it up but for now a couple of teasers....

Hunt Sketch

 

Too busy over Christmas to get anything done but the kids are back in school so I'm back to work...

 

This is the pastel version of the hunt sketch I did a few months ago:

 

 

And framed....



Terriers!

Bit late, here's the finished charcoal drawing of Molly & Patch...

Mozzy, terriers

Ooh, it's been a while, half term then birthdays and now Christmas. It all gets too busy.

Have done a bit more to Mozzy

 

And I've started a commission on a couple of terriers...

 

 

I hope to finish these today so will post the final article tomorrow.

 

Hickstead Grey

Started the under painting for a lovely grey I took photo's of in the warm up arena at Hickstead during the summer...

 

I might just keep the background white on this one...

DIY Mahl stick...

Mahl sticks, why so expensive?

So, after giving up trying to find an affordable one or one that was big enough I decided to make one...(well, two actually).

Here they are:

 

Good Eh?

Here's how I made them...

Ingredients:

• Timber offcuts in shed
• Husbands pingpong balls, (he won't notice until spring)
• Bit of pipe insulation, (anything soft would do, eg. sponge)
• Ductape
• Chamois leather, (husband won't notice until he cleans car!)
• Leather laces I found round the house, (string or elastic band would do)

So...first step, cut a hole in the pingpong ball and stick it on your sawn to length timber...

 

Then take the pipe insulation and tape it round the ball...

 

 

Then tape it securely to the stick...

 

 

Next cover it with the chamois leather and secure, cutting any loose bits...

 

 

Ta da......

 

 

Quite pleased with that.

 

 

Oscar, (Ozzy)

Oscar, (Ozzy) is now all finished....

He will be a gift to a friend from the lady who commissioned him...I hope she is pleased.