Deer Jawbone

Stillman and Birn Epsilon 5.5x8.5" hardbound sketchbook

Background prepared with diluted fluid acrylics

Drawing done with Prismacolor Pencils

Border and lettering done with an Eversharp Symphony Fine point fountain pen and 

Private Reserve Copper Burst ink.

While out walking last weekend, my husband and I came upon an area covered with tan and gray fur. There in the middle were both jawbones from a deer that must have fallen victim to a pack of coyotes or some other wild animals. It was pretty creepy, but wow, what a sketching subject! I had to bring this back to the studio. Colored pencils seemed an ideal medium for some of the details and subtle coloring of the subject.