Floating shit

Here are some poor, very quick snapshots of 2 of the pieces for the upcoming show.  It gives you an idea for the vein of the work.  I'm working in multiple layers more and more, especially in the background; it gives a nice contrast with the subject.  It may not come across here, but I'm happy with the textural effects.

This one is finished, save final varnish.  Critique it all you want; I'm not touching it again.

This one is in the final tweaking stages.   I'm still working with the front stones, and to some degree, the cast shadows - and of course the frame/border.  The problem area I'm having is the interaction between the cast shadow of the deer skull and the globe.  It's hard for me to get the values correct in this spot to really make the globe come forward as it should.  Perhaps it's unfortunate that the shadow creeps directly behind the globe.  I'm looking for subtle tweaks; it's impossible for me to do significant paint-overs at this point.  any ideas?

Trying to pick up some traction and keep this project moving. Here's another little guy 6x8inches. I have one more of this size then a bunch of 8x10in panels then I'll do some larger pieces.  Let me know what you think. This is tentatively done unless someone helps me see something now or I find something I want to change after being away from it for a while. I hope the image is good enough it's just from my cell phone.

Scotty's grandparents home

This is a commission piece I just finished. It's 16x20in.  I had a bunch of photos from different decades and seasons given to me and was asked to recreate a shot of the home as it looked back in the 70's early 80's.  It was a challenge but I think it turned out okay considering the challenges given.  I'm open to any critiques if you have something that could help it out.

These others are some pieces I've updated.  I did them really quick in the beginning and then I've added some changes. Also the lighting is definitely warmer in the new shots.  Let me know if they were improvements or if I should consider changing more.  These are only 6x8inches.