The return of The Desk, and painting schedule!

It's back! and almost ready to resume painting in the New Year, just need to sort the paints and brushes etc out and add another painting lamp as I always use two together. This Desk has been around a bit, my late Mother in Law bought it for me from a Cancer Research shop when we lived in Dymchurch on the Kent coast about 14 years ago and it's travelled all the way to Spain and then back again to Rochester and now to Twydall (pronounced Twiddle!), still in Kent, where I have lived most of my adult life. It's not full size but I have become so comfortable painting at it that I can't imagine painting any other way. It sits in front of the window with plenty of natural light with our little Christmas window display above it, everything feels just right and ready to resume after the stress of the past couple of months. We are off for a family Christmas for a couple of days tomorrow.

By God Sir, this desk has seen some action!

I have been thinking and planning my painting schedule for the next couple of months ahead as I have a fair bit in hand and I have fallen slightly behind. The plan is roughly as follows:

January. 

150 x 18mm AB Napoleonics for Bill in Australia who has been very patient. These are early French wearing bicornes and I had just got 25 figures into the commission before I had to stop to get ready for the move. Bill sent a nice painted sample and I have been able to match it quite well.

20mm Plains Indians, x 60 mounted for Mark. I have a real method now for painting these so look forward to getting back to them. 

2mm Irregular Miniatures for Geoff, who has also been very patient :)

February.

15mm Peter Pig ECW's batches for both Graham and John R. Then 4 more ECW Regiments of Foot (Warlord Epic P&S) for Noel. These will be followed by the first of the 7th US Cavalry for Mark, maybe 40 mounted figures, this will break up the Plains Indians a bit and marl has requested that I use Peter Gilders Pony Wars collection as a reference so I certainly will.

This seems a reasonable plan to me and into March I'm sure Old John will have more for me!

I'm not planning  anything for myself at this stage, the 3mm Ancients will be seeing some action over the festive season, but I'm sure that something will take my fancy in the New Year.

All the very best to you all and have a good Christmas.

Lee.

 

Seasons Greetings!

 It's that time of the year again after 13 years of blogging so I want to wish everyone Seasons Greetings. 

We are spending a few days at The King Charles Hotel in Kent while we wait to move into our new home. Charles I that is, and a very large painting of him in 3/4 armour riding a magnificent horse adorns the reception area.

I intend to be back painting again in the New Year for my existing customers/friends because I get a lot of pleasure from it, especially as I'm not really painting much for myself beyond the 3mm armies. 

I do intend to work on my YouTube channel by producing painting tutorials and learning how to place photos etc within the videos as it is clearly growing in popularity and I am repeatedly asked for them.

I have to say a special thank you to Mark, Old John, Graham, John R, Noel and Geoff for the ongoing support for my humble brushwork and to all those who still check the blog and those who leave comments. 

Finally, a couple of photos of one of the more unusual commissions of the year for (of course) Old John this wonderful Miniature Figurines Swedish Drum Carriage that was a joy to paint!

Cheers all,

Lee.

3mm stone temple DBA camp!

Scratch built 'temple by sacred river' DBA camp!  Just a bit of fun of course but it does the job and completes 3mm army number 9 Classical Indian.

Disruption to normal service!

There will be some disruption to blog posts and painting schedule for a few weeks as we are moving on 14th December due to circumstances beyond our control. I won't go into any further details here, I know that a few of my blogging friends are aware of the situation and have been very supportive, and I will email any customers of my painting service who are not informed with further details. Please rest assured that I fully intend to keep painting as soon as we are settled again. 

I have turned off comments for this post and will leave you for now with some more of Old John's lovely Miniature Figurines Winged Hussars which I'm sure brings John's total of these iconic cavalry to close to 200!

Cheers,

Lee.