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Silence before the Storm

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The big, big day was there! Since 8 o'clock in the morning, many riders, grooms and managers with their horses arrived.
Some of them were leading their sport partners around over the place, into the stables, or directly on the pastures.
Oddy and me... we didn't notice it. She was probably dreaming of a big pasture with fresh, green grass, and I was dreaming of... well I don't know it anymore.

Just yesterday I'd led her to the guest stables, where the other participants' horses would be lodged as well.
"This would be it, Oddy", I'd said. "Our training has finished, I now expect your full attention!" She snorted, turned her back on me and was fallen asleep soon.
Now (it was about half past eight in the evening), while I was standing in front of her box, watching her doze, I suddenly felt my aching muscles and stiff limbs... and my eyes shutting by themselves. It would be the best to follow the horse's example, I thought. Slowly, I ensconced myself in front of her stable door, and after a few moments, I fell into a light sleep.
It's not that I've challenged her until the last day, not nearly! That would've been a shot in my own foot.
I just can speak for myself - and expecting that big competition, I couldn't find much sleep at night. That all was coming together now, I guess... And I'm not suspecting too much when I say that Oddy might have felt the same.

But on that next day, when (as I said) the other participants had started to arrive, we two ladies were sleeping. I'd have wanted to see the others' faces, when they saw me sitting on the floor... Some silent noise caused me to wake up, then. I couldn't believe my eyes, when I slowly realized where I was... Tomorrow would be the Individual Showjumping... and I'd slept a night on the floor!
Laborious, I got on my feet again... and stretched my aching back.
"Good morning, Madam", I said. And yawned.


#HaRPG-Olympics 2013 picture guide

I Arrival at Imperial Stables
II Test Drive
III Training 1 - She loves it fast counted
IV Training 2 - Morning Run counted
V A Day at Olympics 1 - Silence before the storm counted (you are here)
VI Olympic Ouverture
VII A Day at Olympics 2 - Meeting Jill and Jean counted
VIII Warming Up counted
IX To calm down
X Finale - Battling Seashores

Featured pair: =RinaKisaragi's Whitney Rossi and DEC Schwarz Fantasie /Italy
I hope, everything is okay with that!

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Slowly catching up with the pictures >D
I'm sure, this is my favourite! I tried something new and difficult with the lights and shadows... but I'm so satisfied with the result. xD Summer's and Oddy's pose and anatomy, especially :giggle: and the light. aaah what would an artist do without light ♥
I must be the most content artist all over the world...
The scanner transformed the yellow in something ugly, though.. <.< I wasn't able to repair it.

Art, Summer (c) by me, no ref used
except [link] by *abosz007 as a reference/inspiration for the background C:
Faber Castell Polychromos ♥
DEC Schwarz Fantasie belongs to =RinaKisaragi
RPS Seaborn Odyssey belongs to *abosz007
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toucaw's avatar
For some reason I just adore this image <3 I think how you work with light and shadow (and COLOUR) is why :XD:
Stunning!