More Stuff

With Naomi's due date fast approaching, I've been keeping busy with several other things as we wait.  Last month after taking lots of photos of Lawrence and his horse, I finally settled on one to serve as the model for the painting for a future photo shoot....

I need the painting to be only partially complete because the artist will still be working on it, and I have no idea exactly what the actual background will be like, so just underpainted it in vague dark colours. Then it took me two days to paint Lawrence and his horse to where they need to be. 

I was very happy with Lawrence's outfit and his horse so far, but just couldn't get his face right, even after several attempts. So I doubt I'll finish it after the photo shoot. So, just one more for my growing collection of unfinished portrait paintings.

I'm also working on some props for my little DreamHigh Studio 'army'.  Otto, the Otter arrived recently, and I finally figured out how to manhandle him into his suit of armour. 

He came with a stretchy red scarf, but it's too bulky to wear with his armour, so I need to knit him a finer one. He also needs a sword.  And I decided to make some tattered war banners. They are mini versions of the ones that hang in Winston and Saphira's den.