Welsh Pony

[artsask]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Feb-2012/161252-Grey_pony.jpg Here is a picture I knocked off last night because I was stumped with my Leopard but seems like I have the same problem with this one of an awful background, I probably won,t bother changing this one but does anyone have any suggestions what I should have done? thanks Trudi (8x10 on tan velour matt board)

[artsask]

Also I still need to put the white eye lashes in can I cheat with a different medium?

[equinespirit]

I think the BG is ok tbh.
You should be able to put the eyelashes in over whats there , ok the black will dull the white down but then they would be grey anyway rather than bright white so I think it will work ok.