Scottish Mountain Hare - “Ready to run”

I recently had a request from Lisa Carlson, an artist from Calgary in Canada, who asked if she could use one of my Mountain Hare photos from Scotland as reference material for a painting.  Here's the original photo which she chose to use:

Here's her first sketch:

And here's the finished painting entitled "Ready to Run":

I think you'll agree that Lisa has developed quite a distinctive style of her own, and that she has captured the essence of the hare and its mountain habitat.  Here's a link to her Facebook page where you can see more examples of her excellent work:

https://www.facebook.com/Lisa-Carlson-Artist-706671726133978/