Stag in Snow

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper.  I've made the trees and snow background up but saw plenty of male deer or stags since going to the mountains last week, plus lots of elk.  I will attempt to paint more elk.  A very large herd can be seen off Hull road in Ruidoso, NM.  This buck had quite a large rack.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith

Handsome Buck - mixed media

9x12 mixed media (watercolor, acrylics, Caran D'Ache crayons) done for WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event on 10/25/14 where participating artists have 2 hours to select a photo, draw, and paint then post their results in the All Media Art Events forum/channel.  I chose a nondescript young buck and tried to jazz him up using various media on an abstract background.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.