Nice!
RA, have you ever heard of Patricia Nelson Graves?
She is a Mt. artist and those first two pictures so much
remind me of some of her work. I don't know if it is
the lighting, or the grass, or what it is.
I have a link for you
to take a look, but there are a couple of paintings that
aren't there that I was searching for in particular.
Anyhow, I think you can see the resemblance in
a couple of the paintings. Not that it matters all that much
except that you caught something that is similar to what
I see in her work.
Here's the link:
http://kpgallery.com/art/original%20artwork
I went back and found one that I was looking for. It's of horses
coming out of a brushy draw. It isn't as clear as I'd like, hope
you can see it well enough. There are several there to click on.
This is on her home page.
http://kpgallery.com/art