http://brushmistress.com/blog Home of The Brushmistress, Jess Rich Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:34:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a while since an update, and for that I apologize. Life has gotten the better of me lately, and I just haven't had the time to sit and write something. I recently entered Wyrd Miniatures "Total Testosterone 4" online painting contest, and managed to walk away ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/08/14/nicodem-other-stuff/ It's been a while since I painted one of these scrawny things, so I dug one out and tried a really vibrant purple to orange gradiant on her. It turned out better than I'd hoped, and I'm particularly happy with the NMM blade on her sword. She'll make ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/07/09/confrontation-valkyrie/ This mini is the Games Day 2008 Limited Edition figure. I wasn't sure what Chapter to paint him in, and finally decided that good old Ultra Marines would work. Limited Edition Space Marine Captain eBay Auction http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/07/08/my-first-ultra-marine/ Well, Round 4 of the Wyrd Iron Painter competition was the end of the road for me, having suffered a defeat to Darklord. It was nice to make to the semi-finals a second time in a row, though the finals would have been better. :-) Here's the piece I ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/07/05/iron-painter-round-4/ The world lost a brilliant mind last night with the passing of George Carlin. I respected his views and commentary, and his insight to humanity will be missed. http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/06/23/rip-george-carlin/ This is my first piece post Games Day. I'm still hard at work on my IP entry, but wanted to paint a figure that was fun and light. She was sold via private sale to a miniature collector. Here she is! Hasslefree Gayle http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/06/21/hasslefrees-gayle-miniature/ I'm back from Games Day Baltimore. The day went pretty well, though every year I'm a nervous wreck until final judging is done. I won the Warhammer 40K Single model Silver Demon & the Warhammer Fantasy Battle Bronze Demon. Little Bilbo Baggins made first cut and got ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/06/16/games-day-baltimore/ An update here with this post. I completed my Iron Painter entry for the Round 3 theme "Bad to the Bone". I should have a pic up later today. I've finished 2 Golden Demon entries thus far for Games Day, and am making a last minute push to finish ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/06/11/games-day-ip-rnd-3/ I feel like such a heel! The always fantastic Kathryn Fields (best known as The Queen of Credits) has posted me as her featured artist of the month in honor of ReaperCon (last weekend). If you've never been to her site, it showcases an absolutely astounding collection of ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/05/23/queen-of-credits/ So this has been a busy couple of weeks, with lots of painting to do and, as per usual, little time to do it in. Round 2 of Iron Painter brought us "Light My Fire" as a theme. My first thought was "Oh god-more OSL". I hate ... http://brushmistress.com/blog/2008/05/22/iron-painter-round-2-entry-new-ebay-miniature/