a deer in the snow with artist Renee Walden

a deer in the snow

8 December 2022

Let's have some winter fun with a deer looking out through some falling snow. This is a quick and easy painting - a perfect introduction to painting an animal, if you've never done one before.

If you are still painting Christmas cards, then this one could be perfect.

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One of my all-time favourite paintings of a stormy day in a ruined Roman town in Spain.

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