Deer

So here is this week's new paint. 

You would not believe how difficult it is to paint deer, unless you've attempted it yourself. For one thing, they stand oddly. They have bones that stick out in unexpected places.  The face is a cross between a dog and a mouse, and it's easy to get the ears too big.
     Also, there's the color to contend with.  Texas mule deer can be almost gray, while this plump Pa. specimen in almost fox-red.
     It's a good thing to challenge yourself, so I keep working at perfecting animals.  I plan to see some of these up close this coming week.  No comments from you hunters, please.  I can just hear Rosanne. "Where's my bow?"  These are Bambi's parents, for crying out loud.  Do you want him to be orphaned at Christmas?