A couple of new projects started

Two of the projects rattling around in my head are starting to appear on canvas.both these underpaintings are being completed using alkyd oils in order to try and speed up the painting process.the uppermost photo shows a 3ft square-ish canvas on which I'm going to paint a lovely Red deer stag and the lower painting a lioness with lovely shadows and lighting which will pose a nice challenge.i have many other ideas just waiting to make an appearance on paper and canvas including an upcoming commissioned piece,which as those of you who read my blog regularly will know is something I don't undertake very often.