Work In Progress... Leopard

I've always been attracted to and fascinated by big cats.  I'm currently working on a portrait of a leopard.  The reference photograph is by Tambako the Jaguar, from Flickr.  He's a fantastic and prolific photographer who is very generous with his images.

This is on an 8x10 board and is the first time I'm using color on a piece.  Will post more updates as needed.