Sarah Rose "Mindy" painted buckskin going gray
I love painting Sarah Rose's sculptures and this Mindy was a special treat! There are such beautiful details on her sculpting. This Mindy is owned by Barb Ness- thanks Barb for letting me paint her! Painted in July 2009. In August 2009, this pretty little mare won Overall Breed Champ AR Mini, Overall Workmanship Champ AR Mini and then won the Grand Championship of the division at the Mid Valley Classic in Albany, Oregon- her very first show!
Behning Morgan Reiner (LB scale) painted bay tobiano by Chris Nandell

Chris Nandell painted this stunning bay tobiano on my Morgan reiner resin, a LB scale piece that had a very limited production run of just ten pieces. Amber Boardman is the owner. Thanks Amber for letting me know about this model, and to Chris for letting me use these photos!

International Blessed Broodmare Project plaque, sculpted by Kelly Savage

What a beautifully emotional piece this sculpture is! Debbie Buckler had me paint this plaque- a fundraiser for the International Blessed Broodmare Project- as their rescued draft mare Cinderella and her foal Bandero. Cinders is a blue roan going gray and Bandero is a black or brown (going to be gray). I really enjoyed painting this complex, detailed piece and would not mind painting a few more! You can order it here and have Debbie send it directly to me to be painted!
Damiana painted as Amberfield's Dun Lovin', brown dun Morgan mare

Randy and Debbie Buckler of Resins by Randy kindly donated an unpainted Damiana (sculpted by Judy Renee Pope/Rebecca Turner) to the 2008 Southern Model Horse Convention's Benefit Auction. Barbara Hewitt was the winning bidder on this exquisite piece and had me paint her to look like Amberfield's Dun Lovin', a dun Morgan mare formerly owned by me and now owned by Barbara's daughter, Amanda. I had not painted a large scale model in years, but I found it was actually easier than painting the minis! I was really happy with the way this lady turned out, and so was Barb!
Tibbi Searcher's "Deseo" slightly CMed to a buckskin splash Abaco Barb

"Deseo" resin with a few minor changes; now an Abaco Barb or could be shown as a Spanish Barb, Mustang or even a Morgan (there are currently two buckskin splash Morgans in the breed). This guy is definitely a flashy attention getter despite his small size! I straightened his facial profile slightly, smoothed and rounded the croup a bit, and added a soft waterfall of hair at the tailhead. Striking blue eyes and detailed dappling complete the picture. Created in September 2007.
Breyer SM standing foal painted to a buckskin silver Morgan foal (still in foal coat)

I love doing colors I haven't done before, and this was one of those cases! I can only recall ever painting one buckskin silver before and that was an adult. Buckskin silver foals often look like palomino or light buckskin foals; the chocolate ear tips and back of fetlocks, as well as the gray-brown mix of hair in the mane and root of the tail, are a clue to the presence of the silver gene as well. Painted in September 2007 and owned by Kate Cabot.
Breyer classic Arabian foal to a dunalino Morgan filly

This was another color I hadn't done before. Dunalino foals are notoriously hard to identify; they may have few visible signs of having the dun gene, looking mostly like a palomino. Others have a more peachy tone, a faint dorsal and leg barring indicating the presence of the dun gene; when they shed the foal coat, the dun markings may become much more vivid. This little filly is about two weeks old and just beginning to shed around her mouth and eyes. If you look closely you can see faint leg barring on her. Owned by Tom Bainbridge. Painted in August 2007.
SM Morgan stallion (old mold) to a flaxen liver chestnut

I so enjoy painting any of Maureen Love's sculptures! This one goes in Tom Bainbridge's SM Morgan stallion conga line (scroll down to see 3 more of them!). Painted in August 2007.
Karen Gerhardt's "Meribel" Draft filly to a silver dapple splash/sabino Gypsy Cob

I find foals of any breed to be irresistible. This little gal was no exception! There are a few Gypsy horses that are silver and more will likely be identified as time goes on. Owned by Christine Patterson.
Breyer Stablemate Highland Pony CM to silver dapple black

I seldom get to paint a "pony-style" silver dapple; most light horse silvers do not exhibit the heavily dappled form of silver. So I was thrilled when Angel Gordon won the bid on a custom paint job I donated to GEM Live 2006 and asked me to paint this SM as a silver dapple! Proof you don't have to have an expensive sculpture- just a correct one- to get a really NICE model. February 2007.
Tibbi Searcher's "Deseo" painted dark dapple gray

Tibbi kindly donated TWO of these resins to the 2006 Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction (the second was auctioned for the 2007 show; he is pictured earlier on this page). Sally Nash purchased him and commissioned me to paint him a dark dapple gray as a portrait of her Andalusian gelding, Casanova. February 2007.
Breyer Stablemate Morgan stallions- seal brown, sooty palomino, sooty buckskin

Sometimes the neatest customs are just simple repaints on a really excellent mold. Such is the case with this trio of handsome gentlemen painted on Maureen Love's sculpture of a Morgan stallion, originally created for Hagen Renaker in the 1950's but later produced in plastic by Breyer. Painted in December 2006 and January 2007, the sooty palomino and sooty buckskin are owned by Kate Cabot and the seal brown by Tom Bainbridge. This mold is a favorite of mine due to its expression and undeniable Morgan type.
Deborah McDermott's "Paisley" as a buckskin going gray

What an interesting challenge this color was to paint! Painted in January 2007. Owned by Debbie Farrell.
Morgen Kilbourne's "Flitwick" pony, silver dapple splash

I love this model. Seldom do we see a sculpture that captures the true "pony character", but this little guy certainly has it. What better color to paint him than the quintessential pony color of silver dapple black, with minimal splash markings to make him even more interesting, including a blue eye! Donated by Morgen to benefit the 19th Annual Southern Model Horse Convention. Painted in September 2006. Owned by Lisa Algarin.
Deborah McDermott's "Paisley" Arabian mare painted grulla

Years ago we had the most exquisite grulla part Arab boarded with us. I've wanted to do a model of this horse for a long time, and when Deborah donated a Paisley to the 2006 SouthCon benefit auction, I got my chance! Lots of dun factor markings including leg barring, wither striping, face masking, mane and tail frosting and a dorsal with dorsal "barbs", along with subtle shading that shifts to a buff colored belly. Owned by Anita Poole.
Donna Chaney's mini scale Welsh Cob mare, buckskin

This little mare reminded me so much of my Morgan mare Kennebec Topaz that I just had to paint her buckskin! She was a custom order for her owner Emily Leslie. May 2006.
Chaney Friesian to a liver chestnut sabino rabicano Welsh Cob

I had a lot of fun painting all those roany hairs! Also owned by Emily Leslie.
Mini Nahar Arab stallion to a dapple rose gray

Sarah Rose's work is always a pleasure to paint! This handsome stallion is owned by Barb Ness. Spring 2006.
CM on Carlee Balling's mini Morgan to a flaxen liver chestnut

This refined, leggy little horse got some bone added to the legs, head prettied up and more jowl added, a slightly different mane with shorter bridlepath, more depth through the flanks, stifles and flanks resculpted, and probably more that I've forgotten! "He" is now a "she". She won the Morgans class at the September 2006 Meows and Minis live show. Owned by Diane Thiele. Painted in spring 2006.
Chris Jolly's WBP Barrister Morgan resin in grulla

This was a portrait model done for Jackie Wyandt of her grulla Morgan gelding, Storm Quest (pictured on the right). Notice the interesting brindling on Stormy's flanks and fainter brindling along his dorsal area. I really enjoyed painting these unique details! Winter 2005-06.
Linda York's "Intaada" to a brown silver dapple Morgan mare

This beautiful traditional scale Morgan mare started out as an Arabian sculpted by the very talented Linda York. Since I have a tendency to see "Morgan" in everything, it was inevitable that when Linda donated the unpainted Intaada body to the Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction in the fall of 2005, that I would go to town, with Linda's blessing! The head and neck have the most resculpting on this piece, and the mane has been changed a bit as well. Owned by Debbie Farrell.
Jen Timm's Trotter CM to a bay silver dapple Morgan mare

Jen Timm customized a Breyer Stablemate "Seabiscuit" to a Trotter and I then customized the resulting resin to a sport type Morgan mare in bay silver. This was an auction piece for the 2002 (I think) Southern Model Horse Convention. Head refined, new mane and forelock added. This is one of my all-time favorite pieces and was at one point owned by Sandy Tomezik, although I'm not sure who owns it now.
Lisa Rivera Mini Morgan (Little Bits scale) custom to a dark bay

This little guy was such fun to work with! He's had his neck reworked a bit, head resculpted, and other things that I no longer remember the specifics of. Such a nice, typy Morgan! Summer 2001.
Donna Chaney mini Welsh Cob to a Morgan stallion, sooty palomino

I love Donna's work and have done many nice customs on them over the years. This guy just needed to lose his feathered legs and he made a perfect Morgan stallion. Fall 2001.
"Until Forever", CM Brigitte Eberl warmblood foal to a chestnut sabino/splash Morgan colt

Inspired by a sport type Morgan colt out of Sunleaf's Sassafras, a mare I used to own (a headshot of the real colt, Battersea Phoenix, can be seen here). He has a blue eye and minimal splash + sabino markings. I created a new mane and tail for him and did other resculpting that I no longer recall the specifics of. Another of my all-time favorite pieces. 1999.
Kathleen Moody's "Magnificence" Morgan stallion to sooty buckskin

This typy, traditional scale Morgan stallion was an extremely popular resin in the mid-late 90's. Beautiful expression on this model! Painted in 1999.
Kristina Lucas-Francis' "Kulfi" Marwari stallion, to a seal brown Morgan stallion

Kristina's style is reminiscent of the work of Maureen Love- my favorite equine sculptor. A little head refinement and a new mane and forelock and this undeniably Morgan stallion was born! I do tend to want to make a Morgan out of everything that I see! Created in 1998.
Stablemate Morgan mare to an amber champagne partbred

I love painting the dilution colors, but since I paint mostly Morgans, I don't get to practice champagnes very much. This was just a simple paintjob on Maureen Love's beautiful mini Morgan mare mold. 1999.
Hagen Renaker mini "Liberty Belle" Morgan mare to a brown dun

Another simple repaint on a later Maureen Love piece. 1999.
"Kennebec Topaz", customized Breyer classic "Terrang" to buckskin Morgan filly

A portrait model of my 1992 buckskin mare of the same name. Created in 1993 and intended to represent Topaz as a yearling.
"Radiance Eliza Babe", customized Breyer classic "Ginger" to a liver chestnut Morgan mare

Another portrait model of a mare I used to own. Balancing on one hind foot on a base. Liza did lots of winning both live and photo. This picture was on the cover of the Pony Express hobby magazine in the mid 90's. Created in 1989.
"Sleepy Too McCue", customized Breyer traditional "Halla" to chestnut Appaloosa gelding

A portrait model of the real "Sleepy" (shown on the right, with me in a halter class at an open show in 1985). LOTS of resculpting on this model!
"*Africa", customized Shirmar ceramic copy of Hagen Renaker large "Amir", gray Arabian gelding

This curvy Arabian is a copy of the very appealing Maureen Love large "Amir", and he looked beautiful in a simple white gray with minimum flea biting. 1984.
"La Belle Farceur", customized Breyer Clydesdale to blonde sorrel Belgian mare

Breyer's Clydesdale mare sculpted by Christian Hess, with a new short tail, leg feathering removed, and head turned slightly right. I later found out that mares don't show in a surcingle! It's a cool old pic anyways! Created in 1981.
"Casenna", customized Breyer #48 Morgan, flaxen liver chestnut Morgan mare

Casenna was a portrait model of a real Morgan mare of the same name. One of my first very successful customized models (the other being a gray Quarter Horse mare named Positive Image), Casenna was the 1980 American Model Morgan Horse Association Grand National Champion. Created in 1978.
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