The Song of the Deer is a colourful semi-abstract oil painting of a group of deer in an autumn wood. It is 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches. The painting shows a fallow deer buck next to a pine tree as he looks towards three female deer in a clearing to his left and above him. The painting is very colourful and has a slightly fairy-tale feeling to it; there is clearly a story (or song) going on between the male and the female deer. The inspiration for the painting was a walk I took in Knole Park, Sevenoaks, one autumn where there is a long grassy valley between heathland and forest, where the deer can be heard calling to each other during breeding season. The stag in this painting is one I followed for a while up a slope through some ferns, which were in full autumn mode of gold, orange and green. Behind him I could see a small bunch of females appearing and disappearing out of the forest and ferns, and I felt happy to be witnessing a cycle of nature that is timeless and fascinating to see. It is painted on deep-edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang, and no frame needed. Comes with certificate of authenticity and gifts from the artist.
