About my model horse painting:    I have no idea exactly how many models I have painted, but I believe the number exceeds 200 at this point, mostly resins.  My work has won many, many awards and is NAN placed and live show proven.    I began painting around 1988.  After winning consistently with my own items, I began to paint a few here or there for other people, by request.  By 1995 I started selling painted resins on consignment with DaBar, a company located in Arizona that produced most of Kathleen Moody's resin editions plus work of many other artists.  This gave me the wonderful opportunity to always have a fresh supply of quality resin bodies available at all times.  Soon I began to produce my own limited edition resins, and as DaBar faded off into model horse history, I had a new source for supplying myself with all the horse resins I could paint.      I've also designed paint jobs for companies such as Breyer, including the classic scale Grulla Overo Cutting Horse and Cow, and the JCPenny Special Run series with the "hidden pictures" of bears, wolves, and eagles, just to name a few.  When I originally submitted the sculpture that would later become "Rejoice" the National Show Horse, I did a sample paint job on the clay piece to show how the finished product might look.  Surprisingly, they liked the paint so well they chose this light bay tobiano color for the regular release, which makes this run of the mold very special to me.  The QVC special run "Artist's Proof" gave me another opportunity to design a paint finish on a sculpture of mine as well.    It was a big and scary move to decide to take custom orders from the general public, not just friends.  It took much time and years of experience to feel confident I could copy a photo - any photo - and reproduce the same color on a model horse.  Luckily, things have turned out very well, with a lot of very thrilled customers eager to find this kind of service.   Some folks are very surprised to hear that I actually take custom paint orders.  Many people have no idea I know how to paint at all!  This hasn't been the case in Arizona, and for years I've rarely had to advertise due to the wonderful support and repeat business of the local collectors in this state.  In fact, advertising or soliciting paint jobs has rarely been the case, word of mouth has done the job very well for years.  The reward for good work is always, more work!    I owe a huge thank you to all of you who have ordered from me in the past.  Every time I see another model I've painted win in the show ring, I don't know who is more excited, the owner or myself.  Thanks so much for supporting my art.       Technique and Materials:  Models are airbrushed in acrylic.  I begin with a light base color, and build up the final effect through careful application of layer upon layer of paint, including metallic undercoats on all colors except grays.  Many of my paint jobs feature dappling, and are finished with hand painted markings, eyes, and hooves