This drawing is 62" high by 52" wide.  I wanted to see what it would look like to put eyes into the skull looking back at viewer.

 

These are two drawings that I have not got any further on yet.

I am adding some more drawings/sketches.  Some are not finished yet.

This was a pencil drawing.  I experimented with blending the animal into the scribbles.  I don't really like how it is working.

This is an experiment using color.  I am trying to figure out how I can use color to get some effects that I can do in charcoal.  I am still experimenting.......

This drawing is not resolved yet.  This was a photo I took of a mother and her fawn.  They were in a corral that were destined for the slaughterhouse two days after I was there.  The mother was destined to go.  The fawn would stay.  I am experimenting with how to portray this concept of tragic separation.  I am still thinking about how I would show this. I thought of disintegrating, fading, turning her into blocks and moving them around...............

I am playing with the concept of reflection here. 

I am still working on this one.  I will be trying to add antlers, etc.  breaking off and swirling around.

 

This is another stage of the one above.  Still not done-not satisfied with distribution, balance or values of the outer objects.  Need to tone things down.

Since my last post I have visited the DeCordova Biennial, gone to the MET and MoMA in NYC, took a silk painting workshop to explore potential for layering transparent images, and visited a deer farm to photograph moving deer for my drawings.  I will also be photographing at an Elk farm December 7.

This is a photograph of the silk piece I made.  Behind it is a smaller colored sample piece I made.  See how the color shines through?  I like that.  I learned about other more transparent silks that may work better for what I have in mind.  The dye-steaming process is quite involved, so I may experiment with acrylics on silk instead and see what happens.

There were 300 deer at this farm.  When we entered the field of females, they crowded around curiously - poking their noses in my lens.  It was a great experience to be close to them and experience their personalities.

This was an exploration of birds - predators.  I was curious how they would look in this formation.  I explored the concept of a pool of water that the birds could see their reflection in. It is about 38 inches in diameter.

There are several more drawings that I will post by Thursday. 

Here is the transformed drawing.  I am pleased with the way it works.

This image is 53 inches square.  This is the before drawing.  This weekend I will transform it like the previous smaller drawing.

New drawing

Newest Drawings

Below is the finished circular head drawing I showed in my previous post.  I will be exploring more like this on a larger scale.  There are a few more sketches included here as well.  They are drawn o 24 x 32 paper.