Robert Hainard (1906 - 1999). Cerf. October 17th, 1936.

A red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig, Scotland

[ID: Photos of a painted clay sculpture of a red deer inspired by the Palaeolithic cave paintings of Lascaux. It is in a leaping pose, balanced on it's belly. It has an ochre yellow body and a white stomach, with a black head, neck, antlers, and legs. Each photo shows a different angle. End ID.]

Another picture of the boy!

For years I've been thinking about deer cavalry and yet never finishing any picture of humanoids with deer.

Some might say it's a downgrade from the azhdarchid but he had to return it to its owner at some point.

He's inspecting what happened to the animal on the ground but he's looking up because he saw something. Oh and the statue in the background (I imagine a famous explorer of his time) has a built-in mechanism that displays a holographic map of the galaxy if activated. I like to put in suspiciously well-preserved structures in forests, okay.

They're based on the esthetics I associate with the specific species the most ♡

(from the upper left to the lower right)