Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Academy in the outside world. The Backyard Horse Blog: I’d Like To Thank The Academy. ~~~ Mainly a reference post. Now that I’ve worked out the numbers & the links, I want to store them somewhere. No saddle seat lesson last week, barn at a show. How do I feel about not showing? Well, my reasonsContinue reading “Over The Years, ASB Show Seasons”

More horses of the outside world. The Tevis Cup. If you have been involved with horse associations – in any discipline – this will feel familiar. According to one of the livestream announcers this year, the Haggin Cup is not recognized by the AERC due to the judging criteria used at the Tevis Cup. ThisContinue reading “Too Hot For Hunter/Jumper Lesson”

Horses of the outside world. The Tevis Cup last weekend. The lone Thoroughbred made it to 50 miles. No Saddlebred. One NSH. No Standardbred. Of the 105 Preliminary Entrants, 41 mares, 64 geldings. In the top ten, 7 mares, 3 geldings, all Arabians. ~~~ {Backstory. Each morning, people & horses go on team walk. CurrentContinue reading “Current Marching Order, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. My new earworm. Might get me back to country music. The Cowgays: Been Done Did That. Content warning. I do not know your politics. Please note the band title before clicking. ~~~ Speaking as the one who bought the feed, this is a ridiculous amount & variety of feed forContinue reading “A Plenteous Pile of Palatable Pellets, Horsekeeping”

Art of the outside world. Art in Context: Famous Acrylic Paintings – Some of the Best Acrylic Artworks, Littleton, 2022/2023. ~~~ #4 in the series Don’t Quit Your Day Job. I call this – Goodbye Monetizing; Hello Hobby. Class #4Acrylic Painting with Anthony BestShelby County Arts Council30 July 2026 Is it a sunset or sunrise?Continue reading “Sunset, Acrylic Painting Class #4, Art”

Customer: Is this the magic store? Clerk: No sir. This is the paper store. Customer: Yeah, but you sell magic paper that corrects what you write. Clerk: No, sir. That would be your laptop screen. May I show you our selection of handmade papers? Not magic, but quite nice. Customer: Oh, I get it. ThisContinue reading “A Perfectly Normal Store, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. John Downer Productions: Spy creatures go undercover into the animal world! Wildlife spy cams, with videos. Hat tip to M. ~~~ The effect of border color on image. Colors sampled from photo. Green from the eye. [Eyes on the Cat Pause] Black from around the eye. Brown from fur above theContinue reading “Borders, Post-Production Photography”