This is the result of a drawing I had done a while ago, of 4 calves in our corrall during a branding session. They watched, and tried not to get separated, but eventually all calves were branded and given their shots. This is large, on a full sheet of blue canson. I could almost envision this one before I even began - - -still, I found I had some trouble with the values, this may have been because of the blue ground. I chose it because it compliments the red-oranges in the calves, yet helping also the one black calf with his sunlight and shadows. I placed them high on the horizon, sorta on their own in a big world. I feel I learned quite a bit from this painting, and have so much more to try!
