More Designs on a woodcarving theme

As I work on these I find that the size and shape of the item you're painting on changes the way a design works. This time I'm working on a wider and thicker horse that will stand on a desk or shelf.

Drawing the wood carving tools smaller would have made them fit better because I ended up making the design wrap around the shape in order to get it all on there. Still, this is interesting and I'll finish it anyway before making any further attempts. There are a lot of things in life that you just learn by doing and this seems to be one of those...Wish me luck!

Wood Carver's design for a Dala Horse

I created this design to thank my friends Dick and Esther for cutting out all of my wooden horses and showing me how to carve them. I'm making this one into a Christmas ornament and I'll be designing something similar in a larger, free standing horse that can sit anywhere.

I thought you might like to see it sitting next to the tools that inspired it.