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This drawing took forever, but its finally finished. This one is going to Cowgirl Up! and will be 1 of 3 that I am sending. The rider is Stacy Grosskopf and is the mother of Sterling, one of the other drawings that is also going to Cowgirl Up.

The new oil painting room is finished and ready to be used! Unfortunately, I won't have time to try it out until April, but that's O.K. Matt did a fantastic job, and even he was impressed with his work. The outside is not finished, need painting, but will have to wait until its warmer out.

I can't believe its been 2 months since my last post! I've been busy getting the drawings for the Coors Western Art Show and Sale ready and am just finishing up the two small pieces for the silent auction, which only the people that attend opening night will see. The photo I've attached is an attempt at a quick snapshot as it was going out the door to be delivered. The angle makes everything look a little weird, but I will post a proper image once I get one. This drawing is very large and very complicated as you can see. It didn't help that he is holding a reata which are the least favorite things to draw in the entire world. (besides rein chains)

We did take a week and go to Hawaii for some R and R before the full court press that is the Coors every year. Kayaked for the first time and did a lot of snorkeling, which I love. Came home to a dreadful snow storm that became a mini-blizzard the closer we got to our house. Rude welcome home after being in the 80's all week.

I'm going to start painting after the holidays and if you never see any of them on here, its because it didn't go so well! Just kidding! It may take a long time, but I know that I can do it (eventually) and am looking forward to the challenge.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!

Just finished my latest piece. Off to the photographer tomorrow to get shot for the catalog for Cowgirl Up. The show isn't until next March, but in order to produce the catalogs they require a long lead time. Feels really nice to have this one finished. It was a bit of a challenge, but am pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Day two of my latest drawing and I still have a long way to go. No horse and a kid to boot! But, I really like this one. He is the son of the woman on the horse in my last post. This is the second time I've drawn this boy, the one previous is still sitting in my closet until I can look at it again with fresh eyes and try to get it right. I'd better hurry because the deadline to finish that one is Monday.

It's the last day of summer and we got our first snow today! Makes me wonder if we are in for a particularly harsh winter since we've had interesting summer weather too. It has the effect of keeping me in my warm little corner to draw, which is good since I have deadlines fast approaching for some things coming up. I am working on a drawing for the Cowgirl Up! show in Wickenburg, AZ that is of Stacy Grosskopf and her horse. Totally different for me and I'm loving the whole scene. This photo is of one weeks worth of work, so it looks kind of scary right now, but I think it will end up being one of my best. I am working on a couple of pieces for the Coors show that are also "whole scene" drawings. It just means I have to work larger to get the same amount of detail, but since I'm getting faster it's O.K.
Stay Warm!

Karmel