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James Hall

Finished piece

A deer at the border between deep olive woods and open cream field.
Deer Studiesin progress

Deer at the Edge of the Wood

2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 30 in

The second deer study plays with a harder edge: hunter green woods on one side, open light on the other, and the animal caught between.

In progress

Process shots from the studio — sketches, layers, and mid-paint moments.

  • Contour sketch of deer against a vertical wood mass.

    Composition sketch. Wood mass vs. open field.

  • Blocked painting with olive, gold, and grey value shapes.

    Palette pass. Black, gold, olive, and grey locked in.