'Tis the season to get nothing done

First off, I hope everyone will have a joyous and festive holiday season. Mine will be spent with my husband over on the North Carolina coast (or at least I hope it will be, I need to fly there tomorrow - Christmas eve - so we'll see how that goes). The holiday season will by our first as husband and wife, but not our first together, as I've made this trip for several years now (much to my other sweetie's - Aerie - dismay). She misses her momma, but spends Christmas morning warm and toasty by my parent's fireplace, chewing on a new bone filled with peanut-buttery goodness.

As for the rest of my life activities, it always seems to stall this time of year. There's just so much to do. It's also sooo cooold! Not easy to spray a horse when it's 10 degrees outside and there's no place to spray. And if I can't spray, I can't pastel. Ah, the wonders of the medium. But, I have made some progress on my backlog.

Emboldened is taking shape nicely, and starting to get his detailing/hairing. Greys are amazingly beautiful, whether dappled or roaned out, but if you don't get the haired detailing, they looks some of their realism.

And, while staring at my standing Sal, I decided he needed more character. I could have made him yawning, but I already have a commission out for that (on a drastic Wintersong, can't wait to share). So, instead, he told me he wanted some testosterone. And a lot of it. I raised and sliced up his head to his cheeks, added a tongue, teeth and a twitchy upper lip, and deepened his neck and crest. He's no longer a gelding as well. Now he's a very noisy but interested stallion whinnying at his mares. If only I could decide on a mane/tail combination and a color... One step at a time I guess.

So, until the new year rolls around and I return from the "beach vacation" to the daily cold grind of a midwest winter, I bid you happy adieu and good feasting.