Saturday, 3 December 2011

#96 In the studio: Wildlife reference . . .


We have a herd of mule deer on our property who bed down year round in the high grass between the pond and river.  I can be in the field while in the studio; look out the window, keep tabs on their activities and use them as models.

I have several sculptures of mule deer in progress in the studio: one of a running buck and another design depicts a small grouping of does.

Indigenous to the west, the mule deer gets its name from their large mule-like ears.  I photographed this doe and yearling yesterday.  Later in the day we had eleven does, young bucks, yearlings and fawns outside the studio.




Mule deer doe and yearling outside design studio



Feel So Good  (Mule deer buck)
7 3/4 x 11 3/4
Original etching by SandyScott




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