Watching

This scene was a lucky find. I was driving down the street when I spotted 3 deer digging in the snow, down a side road. I pulled over & started to paint the deer on the canvas before putting in the snow. I wanted to capture them before I forgot their details.  I did have to make several changes until I was satisfied with their  changing positions. They stood watching me for a long while before they decided to mosey down the path into the woods. I painted in the snow just as they began to disappear in the dimness of the woods.  It was late afternoon with the muffled sound that snow makes when its sitting at rest waiting for the blanket of nighttime.