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Those summer days... When the grass is green and the blue summer sky is mirrored in the lakes and the rivers. A summer breeze, just enough to rustle the leaves, bringing a bit of cool air.

And the animals. Peace everywhere - or rather, as peaceful as nature ever gets. Some young hunting foxes form an exception - but then, they are predators, and they need to learn to hunt. And to watch them is an experience on it's own.

And the deer. You will find them grazing on almost every field and meadow. Maybe the farmers don't like it, but even they cannot deny the beauty. The does with their spotted calves, those calves playing or laying in the grass...

And the stags, of course. Walking in real boy clubs, their antlers growing for every day, preparing themselves for the battles they know will come in the autumn and the rutting season.

How I love those summer days.

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Lo and behold, a fullbody with detailed background. And a stag with its velvet antlers, something you do not see often in art.

(For those who don't know: deer lose their antlers every year, and are therefore forced to regrow them every year too. While the antlers grow they are covered by skin, called "velvet".)

I do really like this drawing, but I also had the painful realization that I really need to practice drawing grass. And how extremely long time such drawings take.

Reference from pmp-art, by Steve Lyddon. Colored pencils on A3, some 25-30 hours.

Do not repost, claim as your own or use in any way without my permission!

Description

Those summer days... When the grass is green and the blue summer sky is mirrored in the lakes and the rivers. A summer breeze, just enough to rustle the leaves, bringing a bit of cool air.

And the animals. Peace everywhere - or rather, as peaceful as nature ever gets. Some young hunting foxes form an exception - but then, they are predators, and they need to learn to hunt. And to watch them is an experience on it's own.

And the deer. You will find them grazing on almost every field and meadow. Maybe the farmers don't like it, but even they cannot deny the beauty. The does with their spotted calves, those calves playing or laying in the grass...

And the stags, of course. Walking in real boy clubs, their antlers growing for every day, preparing themselves for the battles they know will come in the autumn and the rutting season.

How I love those summer days.

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Lo and behold, a fullbody with detailed background. And a stag with its velvet antlers, something you do not see often in art.

(For those who don't know: deer lose their antlers every year, and are therefore forced to regrow them every year too. While the antlers grow they are covered by skin, called "velvet".)

I do really like this drawing, but I also had the painful realization that I really need to practice drawing grass. And how extremely long time such drawings take.

Reference from pmp-art, by Steve Lyddon. Colored pencils on A3, some 25-30 hours.

Do not repost, claim as your own or use in any way without my permission!