There and Back Again - Part Two

On our second day of Chincoteague we saw the ponies rounded up on Assateague and we went shopping!If you ever get a chance to visit check out the Breyer store - it's the most reasonably priced place I've ever been to!

A pony penning tradition, a showing of Misty...

I love the design of the marquee...

Misty and Me...

A cute little foal...

Another one...

More ponies...

And a cool little sign...

Keep a look out for day three! As always the pictures are taken by my wonderful mother, who, if all goes to plan will have a blog for her photos sometime today.

There and Back Again - Part One

So I'm safely back in PA! There will be a couple posts chronicling my visit to Chincoteague. So without further adieu...

The first day we went on Captain Dan's Around the Island Tour...

We had his father Captain Ray...

There were birds...

A lot of birds...

 Me enjoying the ride...

We were able to see some of the northern herd which was in the process of being rounded up...

 Riptide!

 Riptide and his herd....annnd more birds...

 Later we were driving and stopped to let these guys cross the road...

Mama and her baby...

 And a beautiful sunset...

Ended our first day in Chincoteague. I'll try to post more pictures tomorrow. All of these beautiful pictures were taken by mother Barb Pollihan! 

Heading to Chincoteague Tomorrow!

We'll be there from tomorrow to Thursday. I'm not sure if I'll have wifi but expect a lot of pictures of ponies and other animals. If you're heading to the pony penning I'll see you there!

Photo of Ajax courtesy of Lois Szymanski  

They're Finished!

Ajax and Riptide are finally complete. They are both done in pigments and detailed with acrylics and pigments.

First up is Ajax a resculpted classic Breyer:

Riptide a customized stablemate:

Riptide Update the Second

Riptide's markings are on their way to being finished. I can't wait until he's finished and I can take final pictures of him because the in progress pictures do his color no justice.

This weekend I'll be in Massachusetts visiting Montserrat College. I can't wait!  

Riptide Update

Riptide is in his final stages of color. Then its on to the white markings. Yay!

Also if you have no plans for the Fourth of July and live near or in Harrisburg, PA, come join the Historical Society of Dauphin County from 10-2. There is going to be a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 10,  11, 12, and 1. There will also be face painting, games, and a scavenger hunt, and tours of the Harris Cameron Mansion. Come and enjoy! 

Ajax and Riptide

Wow! This week has been crazy! I started interning with the curator of the Historical Society of Dauphin county on Thursday and also finished Ajax. I started Riptide today.

My ref picture

Riptide in his first layer of color

Here's a quick picture of Ajax - I'll post final pictures of him when I'm finished with Riptide.