{"id":2467,"date":"2012-01-09T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2012-01-08T23:35:53","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T04:35:53","slug":"painting-in-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting in the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2789_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?fit=4048%2C2512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,2512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326018969&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?fit=590%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2468\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?resize=500%2C310\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?resize=500%2C310&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C635&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2789_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Typically during the cold winters here in PA we don&#8217;t get to paint much. The temperatures drop to record lows making the paint freeze and it nearly impossible for the ponies to put their brushes to canvas. But, sometimes we luck out and get a day that isn&#8217;t<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> too unbearable<\/span> and that&#8217;s just what happened yesterday. With temperatures in the mid 40&#8217;s on Sunday, Minnow was so ecstatic when he saw me lugging his easel out of storage.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2790_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326018977&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2470\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2790_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We dusted off the brushes and Minnow set to work creating a bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/61704594\/mini-8x10-painting\" target=\"_blank\">mini paintings<\/a> to bring with us to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/10\/painting-pony-to-attend-pa-horse-world-expo\/\">Horse World Expo<\/a> this February.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2800_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2471\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2800_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minnow has no problem letting the creative brush strokes flow in the winter, in fact he&#8217;d paint everyday and all day if I let him.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2796_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021798&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2472\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2796_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No, instead what sets the schedule for our winter painting sessions are my hands. We paint as long as I can bare it before my fingers feel like I might be getting frostbite.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2803_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?fit=3524%2C2340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3524,2340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021885&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?fit=590%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2474\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?resize=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2803_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the end I&#8217;m happy to let my wonderful little pony wield his magical brush so that I get to see his finest creations.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2816_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?fit=2848%2C4272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2848,4272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021960&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?fit=590%2C886&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2473\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2816_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And sometimes the &#8220;aftermath&#8221; is just as beautiful too.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2818_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2475\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2818_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And as if my approval of Minnow&#8217;s beautiful work weren&#8217;t enough &#8211; he always seems to draw his own little fan club when he paints&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2812_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?fit=2848%2C4272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2848,4272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326021923&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?fit=590%2C886&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2476\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2812_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2828_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326022071&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2477\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2828_2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/09\/painting-in-the-winter\/img_2834_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?fit=2470%2C4272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2470,4272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326022122&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"painting pony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?fit=590%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2478\" title=\"painting pony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?resize=289%2C500\" alt=\"painting pony\" width=\"289\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?resize=289%2C500&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?resize=592%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 592w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2834_2.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can check out Minnow&#8217;s new mini paintings in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/61704594\/mini-8x10-painting\" target=\"_blank\">the shop<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typically during the cold winters here in PA we don&#8217;t get to paint much. The temperatures drop to record lows making the paint freeze and it nearly impossible for the ponies to put their brushes to canvas. 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