Thought I had my color scheme figured out…!
Whitetail deer, bucks in particular, will make scrapes (dig the ground) in the fall as a way to advertise their presence. They will typically make these under a licking branch, and I wanted to try and depict this behavior in this scene.

I wanted cool colors in the background and the deer, and scrape area at his feet, to have warmer colors. I also wanted the licking branch to come forward from the rest of the scene but, looks like, the busyness of the willow on the left edge, has made it more difficult to see the licking branch. It certainly doesn’t come forward or seem obvious, like I hoped. Probably too many warmish colors in that willow but, at this point, not something I am too anxious to revisit. The branch comes through as black but is really a dark red/brown. Any suggestions on how to improve this branch?

More work to do on the rest as well, but getting close to calling it done. Feel free to offer any other suggestions.
Thanks for looking.