My NaMoPaiMo horse.
Rolling along adding and blending dappling. All of the dappling has been done with an eraser so far. I lift off dapples then go back and dust with a light coat of pastels, then go back and lift off the dapples again
I managed to goof up and get a shiny spot on the right side but it’s not showing in the photos. I sprayed with Dullcote tonight so I’ll see what the shiny spot looks like tomorrow.
I’ll add more color in this next layer, some burnt sienna and burnt umber, and start to create depth and contrast.

After the holidays sale! Email me HERE to purchase. Prices are for USA. Worldwide add $10. Happy to combine shipping worldwide. Sale ends February 12, 2020.

Solid cast mules $25 ppd each.
Clear cast mules $35 ppd each.

                                 

I’ve added some detail pix of the clear casts so you can better appreciate their color!

Just a quick sneak peek of the next group (with more colors still to come) of Ice Resin Ventoso medallions! Think Mardi Gras!
I’m shooting for selling them on the Sunday before which would be Feb. 23. I’ll post details before then but just had to share. These are so colorful and fun!

Due to the loss of the archives and very limited usability of the current Yahoo Groups, I am going to use this format and hopefully bring my Half Fast Farms studio yahoo group followers a place to go that will allow you to see pictures and have the archives right here that can be searched. I’ve looked into other groups and mail servers, but you can easily follow this by signing up with your email in the box to the right. Updates will be delivered right to your inbox. I will post updates and sales pieces here.

In the works I have my NaMoPaiMo horse in progress! I’m trying something I haven’t tried before, which is creating a Rose Gray in pastels. I’ll most likely use colored pencils and oils on her too. She is a Deb McDermott LB scale Arabian mare whose name escapes me at the moment. She will be for sale upon completion.

Also in the works is this sales piece, the micro mini Kaladin sculpted by Maggie Bennett. He is very close to completion, needing only a few minor details.

                                      

Mardi Gras is just around the corner and with that in mind Ive been casting some Ice Resin Ventoso medallions in fun Mardi Gras colors! Here is a sneak peek of one. I’ll post a heads up before this group go up for sale. 

White resin casts of Ventoso are in stock and ready to ship. $40 ppd in USA. Email me HERE to purchase. 

Medallionopoly Mangalarga Marchador Mouthful!

Finished! SOLD. #studiothornrose sculpted by Kylee Parks Medallionopoly Mangalarga Marchador to a hair detail dark rose dapple gray. Real metal leaf purple background with variegated gold leaf border. $125 ppd in USA, add $12 for worldwide shipping.
Email me at mylap1@outlook.com

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Aline Ellis horses (sold as of February 2014)

In 2009 I purchased this collection of ceramic horses and people figurines from the Aline Ellis estate in the UK. I'm considering offering them for sale at this time. In an earlier post I'd discussed some background history of Ms. Ellis. These pieces express charm, whimsy, and a wonderful understanding of her subjects. 

If interested in purchase please contact me at mylap1@outlook.com 

Cold and soggy

You might think this was going to be about my morning cereal, cold and soggy!
But it's the weather outside, which I LOVE! It's NOT snowing, which means I don't have to go out and use the snowblower. It means a good day for staying inside and working in the studio. The lighting on a day like today is so soft and beautiful because it's so even. We may have a few too many days like this in PA though for my liking as I do like to go outdoors.

Along with my slew of Appaloosa commissions (wait till you see the Orinocco I will be posing photos of soon!) I have a lovely Kentucky Reign I'm working on! His base color was quite orange as he is going to be a gold champagne tobiano. Well the reason I am mentioning the lighting is because my studio has very little natural light and I work under flourescents which throw a greenish cast, even though they are daylight bulbs. So KR looked a beautiful shade of gold in the studio and I had gone ahead and started his pinto markings. Then I brought him upstairs to where I moved my "white painting" bench to be closer and handier to my mother when she needs help. Well LO AND BEHOLD! HE looked VERY creamy *orange* and instantly reminded me of one of my favorite treats, a Dreamsicle! So that is his nickname while I am reworking his coat to be more natural golden. HA! Darn lighting! I'll be posting photos of him when I get some time.
Back to work!

Here he is now with his coat color reworked in oils.

Aline Ellis Clinkies!

Aline Ellis 1886-1971 was a clay modeller, potter, and animal artist,who studied at the School of Art in Bushey, Hertfordshire and lived and worked at Ebury Lodge, Little Hadham, Herts.

In the late 1940s, Muriel Jervis became the live-in companion of Aline Ellis,  who lived in Hertfordshire. Muriel continued to live with Aline Ellis until her death in the late 1960s. Aline is pictured on the left, Muriel on the right.

 

 These pieces I have were purchased by me from her estate in 2007 through Gorringes galleries UK. I was blessed to have been in touch with her great-nephew Francis Clark-Lowes who verified the pieces I have as he handled the dispersal of her estate and the last of her work.

What I don't know is if these are one of a kind works, tests or what. Most of them arrived to me in terrible condition, broken, firing cracks, glaze flaking. But the essence of the sculptures is so beautiful! My favorite is this Shire broodmare. She is huge, standing about 9 inches tall and over 10 inches long. I love her drooping lip and her peaceful demeanor. She also has a handsome colt who arrived in very good condition.

The mare arrived to me in about 10 pieces so in my spare time I have been reassembling her and am thrilled that she is now standing. She hasn't been on her feet in over three years and rebuilding a piece that is on a broken base is a real trick. She broke off her base and every leg was in about three pieces.

Her colt just makes me smile. He looks like a mischievious little devil, but you can sure see his quality. I love his colt "beard" hanging off his little chin.

Look at that face and those adorable big fuzzy ears.

Aline really had a great feel for the drafters. She could sculpt conformation and realism, and these horses looked like the good working horses of their day.

This lying cremello colt even has lovely blue eyes.

 I have quite a few more of her pieces which I will post when I get time and get them all photographed. If you have any of her work I would love to see it. All of these pieces were tin glazed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin-glazing