Beadwork & More Design

Wow!  The Boot is looking great!  

The Beadwork is halfway done.  I am looking forward to painting the Roses and vines.  

The Boot!   Is an exciting project.  I hope to have a few design surprises for the auction at the Desert Caballerous Museum for the Cowgirl Up! Show. Auction date is Saturday evening, March 19th, 2016.  

Get your tickets to attend the 11th Annual Cowgirl Up!  The Other Half of the West Show!

Close up

Design painting begins!

Not a bad days work. The base colors are defining the BOOT.   It's moving faster than I expected.

Thank you to all the followers watching on Facebook!  It's amazing to realize how many friends are following this project.  Some of you have been by The Ranch to see the progress.  Thank you for the great comments.

Stay tuned...

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The Boot! Rose design and size

  The reference design has been chosen and measured for size and placement.  At this stage, I am looking at the size of beads to be painted or how many! The design is penciled on to the boot, it won't be ready for color yet.

Rose design taped to boot for reference

pencil design

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THE BOOT! Continue

  The experience continues...base color was painted on the sole and the boot. Preparation work is the foundation.  It has moved into the studio.
  The boot is made of fiberglass and is light for its size.  It came gessoed so with a little sanding and the base color applied.  Stay tuned.

Sole painted

Base color painted 

Move inside the studio

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The Boot! Really.

Linen, canvas, masonite or copper, this is selected types of material I am used to painting on, however I was asked by Cowgirl Up! curator, Mary Ann Igna and Cowgirl Up! Chairwoman, Elaine Schweitzer, to paint a 47 inch high, 42 inch long  fiberglass boot for the 2016 Cowgirl Up! Auction March 19, 2016.  How could I refuse.  Yes!!  How exciting! 

Several years ago, I saw a life size horse and wanted to paint it...did not get to pursue the life size horse, Shucks.  But I got a BOOT!

Each day I will post to Facebook, Twitter, my website, www.judydurr.50megs.com,  and my blog the progress.  www.judydurr.50megs.com