I got a horsey!!!

Yup, finally, after 20 something years of wanting one.. I finally got one! He is wonderful and he isn't as much work as everyone thinks. Well, at least not yet. :) Last month, I along with several other local and national artists, submitted an application to SMILES, which is a non-profit organization that serves as a therapeutic riding center for adults and children with special needs. You can check out their website at www.smiles.nu. I am sure many of you have seen or heard of the "Cows on Parade" in Chicago. Well this is like that, only horses ( LIFE SIZE COLTS, to be exact) and during the summer months all 80 horses will be around town in Lake Geneva, WI. I guess that is why they named it "Horsing Around Town". This is for charity, I am not getting paid to do it, so if anyone wants to help donate to my cost and expense of painting my horsey, please feel free. At the end of the summer, my horse will be auctioned off to a sponsor, whose monies will go to SMILES. IF anyone is interested in sponsoring my horse, I believe the bids are going for a thousand dollars. It sounds like a lot, but it is a good cause, AND you will have one good looking piece of lawn art. :D I will be posting more pics of my progress as I begin painting him. For some reason when I applied I was under the impression I would be painting him in a warehouse. However, for those of you who are curious, he is in my second floor apartment... yeah... fun. :)