Here is the first shot of a new painting I started. It has been a while since I have painted an elk.....so here ya go.

Usual prep on the canvas, transferred drawing onto canvas with white graphite paper and proceeded to paint.

Usually I start with the eye and the face of the animals I paint, I started on the antlers on this piece. The reference photo is of a bull in Yellowstone who was kind enough to pose for us for a couple of hours. He was indeed a beautiful animal.