Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Thanksgiving!
It's time to color!

This week in honor of modern Thanksgiving (Nov 26th), the pony I have selected is G1 Cranberry Muffins! So leave some room for dessert after the BIG meal tomorrow, pull out the art supplies you dragged 'cross state to your family's home, and color a pony while some football team tries to score more points than some other football team.

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[image from strawberryreef.com]

And since we're talking family, let's extend the love for G2! If you still have room after muffins, try some Apple Pie!
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You may draw both or just one...

Ready, set, create!

pq

*Today I corrected the Yum Yum assignment through the 24th (today), but please keep posting through tomorrow (the 25th), the original deadline. I'm going to post a new pony assignment tomorrow morning!

Hello one and all! Picking up where ponycake and elvenwine left off...

Join in for weekly pony art "assignments". Casual, fun, PG art. Practice your techniques, try out a new style or jump into a different medium altogether! This is a fun and supportive arena to experiment or just use yours skills. We all get sidetracked with the day to day, so it's time to sit back and color!

Anyone can participate, and of course anyone can browse and comment on the wonderful and whimsical artworks! To get started, just use your creativity to make and post a picture of the featured pony. Digital and traditional arts are both welcome and encouraged! (Also, I believe there is a raffle at the end of the year for those that create a pony art for Draw Together!)

This week I have selected Flutter Pony Yum Yum from the Party Gift Pack because my birthday is this Sunday! There was a lot of competition... many ponies from many generations that have party/birthday themes. But there is only one flutter pony!

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[image from the wonderful strawberryreef.com]

Ready, set, create!

pq

New pony, in store, USD. In the 1980s a standard single pony on card was ~$5, more or less depending on store or sale price (this is based on price tags on backcards I actually have in hand). This would get you a rainbow haired, TAF, so-soft, twinkle eye or other general pony on card.

According to one online inflation calculator, $5.00 in 1985 would be valued at $11.00 today. Anyone wanna pay $11 for a G4 Pinkie Pie?

Done the other way, a $5 pony in 2015 (average price at Target for a G4 pony) would be worth $2.25 in 1985.

Sure the ponies have gotten way smaller today... but mentally, it seems that the "value" of that new store pony is still only worth a $5 bill, regardless of inflation.

Thoughts?

Hello all! Haven't decorated my room box for Halloween yet, but I didn't want the pictures to come out late... so I am posting last year's photos! I hope you still like them!

The featured family this time is the Tuxedo Cat family, which I have renamed the Cookies and Cream family! They are hosting a pre-trick-or-treating party... so come on in and check them out!

Hello! Welcome to our place! What do you think of my costume? Mom sewed the pumpkin, but I made the hat all by myself!
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Here's Mom now, she's bringing out another pumpkin. We're all going to carve jack-o-lanterns together!
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There's my sister and her best friend, they are dressed up like their favorite G1 My Little Pony characters. Can you guess who they are?
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Oh, my, how frightening! This little mummy is eager to carve a pumpkin. Can you guess what kind of critter he is?
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Oh goody, my calico cousin has arrived! She loves to dress up like a butterfly fairy for any occasion! My favorite accessory is her hand-beaded magic wand; do you like it too?
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Here's my tabby friend wearing another MLP inspired costume! Don't worry, fraidy cat! Nurse Redheart is a pony doctor, not a cat doctor!
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Ding Dong! Two more guests have arrived! Dad welcomes them, and I think he loves the black cat costume the best! He loves decorating the house with black cat statues and posters... have you noticed?
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Thanks for joining us, see you next time!
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Hay everypony!

[under construction] I am exited to offer for the first time ever~ My Little Pony greeting cards! Featuring Merry Treats, this card is perfect for wishing your pony friends and family the best of the season!
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 (draft- final card will feature border and greeting)
The card will measure ~4.25x5.5 inches, and will include red envelopes. Blank inside.

Cards must be pre-ordered by October 15th (subject to change) to allow for plenty of shipping time.

10 cards/envelopes $20 shipped WorldWide!

pm me to place order. please include address

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~ponyqueen's Watercolor Gallery~

Welcome to my watercolor gallery! Enjoy viewing the artwork, but please do not copy, screen scrape or otherwise capture images here. I want to keep the images in the gallery (mostly) watermark free for your viewing pleasure.  Originals and prints available, please check salesroom for available items.

Commission info at bottom of post. 
                                         
Salesroom ~ Originals and prints for sale/trade http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,371129.0.html
Wishlist for trades http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,357541.0.html
Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/SkyGlory?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Updates 2016

June
Group order/fair pick up requests due by June 30th. I am honored to be the Fair Artist again this year at the national My Little Pony Fair! I’ll be doing painting demos, presentations, and meet & greets. Frantic fair prep underway!

May
I will be hosting the presentation “Cool Fusion: Classic Art/Modern Pony” at MLP-MSP June 11th.

April
I will be hosting a panel, vending, and donating art for Everfree Northwest in Seattle, May 13-15! Panel title: “Cool Fusion: Classic Art/Modern Pony” on Sunday.

March
Began a new line of “Gallery Art Pendants” which will be available soon on my Etsy and at the fair!
Special March Scentsy/art promotion!

February
I am delighted to confirm that I will be at the fair again this year as the fair artist. My artwork will be showcased in the gallery and featured on fair exclusive merchandise. I'll probably have a couple "Meet the Artist" sessions and a painting demo/presentation in an event room. I'm looking forward to painting some special ponies, and seeing my pony friends!

Group order & Fair Pick up Please submit/pay by June 30th.

                New Art!                   

Gusty
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Banana Surprise
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Shining Armor
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Baby Ponies!

Rattles and Tattles
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Li’l Honey Pie
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Coming soon!
Fair ponies!

And now, the rest of the gallery!
Sweetheart Sister Ponies

Sundazzle Sunbeam
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Dainty A royal pony from my childhood. She and her sister Frilly Flower were daughters of my Princess Taffeta.
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Sweet Sundrop complete with accessories! A commission for Dainty.
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Lovin' Kisses as Eartha Kitt in “Santa Baby”, Christmas comp 2015.
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Sweetberry Ponies

Cranberry Muffins Painted for Thanksgiving! Had a lot of fun with this one! Does anyone remember Microsoft Bob? My husband resurrected the program on a virtual machine for my birthday, and I couldn't resist placing Cranberry Muffins in the Contemporary Kitchen that I decorated.  I painted the pony and muffins, everything else is Bob (including my all-time fav personal guide: Scuzz the Rat).
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Strawberry Surprise For 2016 Arena calendar. Do you know her backcard story? “Strawberry Surprise strolled in the sun beneath a big parasol. "I smell strawberries!" she exclaimed, following the sweet scent to a patch of strawberries. Glancing up at a little cloud, Strawberry Surprise had an idea! She turned the parasol upside down and filled it with strawberries. When she wiggled her nose, the cloud rained fresh cream into her parasol!” Well I took a little artist license and had it raining strawberries… mmm…
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Blueberry Baskets A trade commission, but also from my sister's childhood herd!
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Wingers

Little Flitter and Ruby Throated Hummingbird- “Flitter Friends”
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Buzzer A boy pony in my sister’s childhood herd.
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Flurry I was going to paint her wearing socks and I forgot! lol
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“Moonjumper ~ Daisy Nap” Another trophy from the fair, I was inspired to paint this darling lady when I saw the sun shining through her delicate wings. I pictured her sleeping on a daisy- so here she is!
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Cool Breeze Also from my childhood herd.
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Baby Ponies

Cake Sisters! I am immensely proud of these two gals. I treated myself to these sweet sisters at the fair last year, and I’m so in love with their colors and symbols and sisterness!
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Baby Drummer For 2015 Christmas comp.
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Baby Moondancer I gilded Baby Moondancer’s jewelry and added a velvet sheen to her cloak. Childhood herd.
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Baby Sweetsteps as “Clara and the Nutcracker" (First place for A & C Corral art comp 2014)
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"Baby Quackers ~ Rainbowy Day" Working on getting a better scan of this one...
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Takara Babies – I don’t know much about these- colors do not represent actual ponies.
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Baby Sparkle Gusty
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Purple Valentine Twin
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Valentine Newborns!
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Big Brother Ponies

Chief I'm really pleased with Chief and his little pup!!
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Slugger I bought this guy complete with accessories at the fair last year... he's gorgeous in person! This guy is a total heartthrob...
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"Tex ~ Windy Day" The first big bro' I painted, altering a coloring book pose. Ah, the early days. I was so young.
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So Soft Ponies

Posey I couldn't hold this girl back anymore... she's one of my childhood ponies, and I was inspired to paint her last summer one fine sunshiney day.
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Mommy and Baby Ribbon Painted around the same time as Posey, another childhood herd pony. Here I attempted to portray the soft flocking on Mommy. The chartreuse hair was a new painting experience- what a color to try to mix! I love these gals.
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Bangles Trade commission for my friend pandabear_chan!
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North Star and Magic Star From Seasons series
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Sea Ponies

Sea pony painted during 2015 fair "Meet and Greets"
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Whitecap
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"High Tide ~ Coral Reef Stroll" My first pony painting ever!
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Baby Sea Shimmer From Seasons series
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Twinkle Eye Ponies

Mimic I made several practice eyes before painting her jewels. I think I’ve improved since my first TE, Whizzer!
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Bright Eyes A trade commission for rosesare.
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Fizzy
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Whizzer
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Twice as Fancy Ponies

Ponies commissioned by Summer for 2015 Fair!
Love Melody, Up Up and Away, Sweet Tooth, Sugarberry, Milky Way, and Dancing Butterflies. The last two are also childhood herd ponies. 

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"June ~ Sugarberries" (For Arena calendar 2015)
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"TAFs ~ Valley Summer"
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"Sugarberry Creek"
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Flutter Ponies

Queen Rosedust Also from my childhood herd, but I gave her to my cousin for her birthday one year. I suppose we either couldn’t afford a present, or I wanted to show how much I cared about my cousin, because I LOVED ROSEDUST SO MUCH!
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Lily and Peach Blossom
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Yum Yum Working on getting a better copy posted...
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Princess Ponies – Only one so far!

Princess Sparkle – Commissioned 9x12 size, with glitter and unique accessories!
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Assorted Ponies

Caramel Crunch I love the way her locks turned out! From sister’s childhood herd.
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Bunny Hop From sister’s childhood herd.
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Ringlets I would like to admit that when I saw who this week's Draw Together pony was, my first reaction was "Oh well, looks like I'll skip this week." I wasn't really excited to paint this gal- not one of my favorite pony poses, and the colors weren't working for me. However, I did want to sketch something for this set because Curly Locks and Pretty Vision are on my "to paint" list (childhood ponies). But as I sketched, I turned the pose a little, and started thinking about Ringlets again- I pulled her onto my studio table and read her backstory- and I fell in love. Here she is, one of the loveliest ponies in the herd, Ringlets! I call this painting "Princess for the day". I left out her extra barrettes and even her tail ribbon (!) to portray her natural and demure beauty. Her body base is blueish grey with greyish blue highlights. 
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Rapunzel Mint and complete with accessories! This might be the closest I ever get to this pony!
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Mirror Mirror painted for cutegladgirl during Live Paint presentation fair 2015
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Special Seasons Series!

"North Star ~ Autumn" "Majesty and Spike ~ Winter" "Baby Sea Shimmer ~ Spring" "Magic Star ~ Summer"
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Ponies Ponies Ponies!

Blossom
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FF Snuzzle
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Apple Jack
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Sunlight
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Glory
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Moondancer
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Twilight
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Medly
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Firefly
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Sunbeam, Skydancer and Windy
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Starflower
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[Gusty]
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Heart Throb
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Ponies and Landscapes

"Windy ~ Beach"
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"Windy ~ Lake"
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"Windy ~ Field"
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"Windy Mountain"
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"Crowded in for Carrots"
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"Six geese a-layin" featuring Merry Treats First place Christmas comp 2015.
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"Twelve Drummers Drumming" group painting...
Pinkie and background by BethMcBeth, Baby Drummer and snow by me, Piccalo by aluke
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Private card swap:
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Friendship is Magic
Hey, who doesn't like a princess?? I combined Pinkie and Flutter to make a fine arts autograph card.
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All together now!
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Chicken Pinkie Pie!!!!! Physical size is 32 inches by 24 inches. Raffle item for the 2015 fair- the winner had the artwork custom framed!
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OCs for Arena Projects

Halloween Ponies painted for the 2015 Arena art comp!

First up, my personal favorite, Baby Fun Size!
Backcard story:
Baby Fun Size loves the energy of Halloween! Although she's too little to go trick-or-treating, she loves to stay home with Mom and hand out candy to the other little ponies.
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Forlet-Me-Rot Here's a fun twist- a delicate and gentle flutter pony that feeds on the dead!
Backcard story:
This gorgeous brunette delights in the finer cuisine of All Hallow's Eve- feasting on rotting corpses! Forlet-me-rot flutters from carcass to cadaver, aiding in decomposition of the former living. Bon appetit!
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Sweetheart Sister Pony Mummy Mums - A young adult in the academic world, breaking new ground in research and discovery!
Backcard story:
Mummy Mums loves to explore tombs on Halloween! With her research grants approved, this grad student is ready to dig into the history of Trotankhamun- only tonight she unwittingly unleashes the curse of the mummy!
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Twilight Zoney We've been watching classic eps from this series for Halloween- definitely recommend "Terror at 20,000 feet"
Backcard story:
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to pony. It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of pony's fears and the summit of her knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zoney.
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"Sweetheart Sister Pony ~ Grave Booquet" (First place for A & C Corral art comp 2014)
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"Newborn Twins ~ Baby Pumpkin and Baby Patches" (Second place for A & C Corral art comp 2014)
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"Playtime Baby Brother ~ Baby Mellocreme" (For A & C Corral art comp 2014)
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Original Character Commissions

[Baby Moondancer Milkyway / Moonbreeze / Silver Dawn / Main Sail Sea Pony / Aquatic Neon  / Aurora]
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Commission information:

Costs: $50 per pony on 5x7 paper. Can do multi-pony/landscaped/larger canvas size- please ask if interested.
Shipping: Free worldwide shipping for 5x7 size original paintings! Larger sizes almost free
What you get: The original painting! [and a digital file if you get an OC]
Other important stuff: I retain all copyrights to the image so you may not redistribute or use the art for commercial/profits purposes. You may not copy, alter, or edit the picture in any way. Resizing to use as online avatar or in personal gallery is accepted. If you have questions, please ask!
Payment: Paypal or trade

Look forward to hearing from you!

pq

Hey everypony! I am painting a super special pony (bet you can't guess who!) for my Arenaversary tomorrow. Is there a reference image of the Arena pony (in title bar) with her colors/symbol/details?

Thanks!

Also- does she have a name?

pq

Hello!

My husband and I are taking his parents to Vietnam in August... any chance I could find ponies there or crash a pony meet!?