Black on Grey on White

Christmas time again... Squeals of yeah, leaps of joy and loud countdowns are being performed by under age members of our family while, other (slightly older) members have turned into forms of chickens and can be seen flapping around quite strangely. Another funny festive few days are most definitely just around the corner. Before carrying on with my chicken dance, I want to take a moment to thank you all for taking the time to visit my blog and follow my work. Many of you have left kind and encouraging comments. I appreciated your feedback so much. Wishing you all a fandabedosy festive season filling your lives with love, joy and laughter.

The week-end came and left this chap in the garden swaying to the laughter of the girls. No progress worth displaying has been made on "Grandad's story" due to some strange virus which has made my youngest needing loads of TLC. Will be posting as soon as possible but until I do I will leave you with one or two pics of cats in the snow and a fun link (http://www.genderanalyzer.com/) posted by fellow blogger Jo Castillo . (Follow it and you find out if your blog has a male touch or that feminine je ne sais quoi !)       Oliver loved it, Jess  on the other hand was so interested she stayed curled up in a ball most of the day... Back soon with more graphite updates and bits and bobs.

My favorite time of year is around the corner. Admittedly, I'm  wee bit late with my  cards, I am nevertheless proud to present "Montana Snow" and "Snowed Under".   They are (surprisingly) my first official Christmas cards and will be for sale shortly... watch this space! I was inspired... I've never seen horses in such strong snow. (Being a softy, I always stabled mine during the winter) and these shots jut made me think winter and warm fires! The great references for these cards were bought from Donna Ridgeways photo reference site . Donna, herself an artist , loves to take her camera wherever she goes.  The result: a very big selection of great images, not only equine but of  Montana's scenery, wildlife, plants and architecture, many of which are for sale to other artists as reference photos.  Thank you Donna!  I hate to think how cold it was when these shots were taken but I'm so glad you had you're woolly hat on and were ready to brave the w...