Big Lizards (in my backyard)

(Shown here, in progress) It started after a student noticed that my lines often resemble reptilian scales and suggested that I work on some snakes. I have also always loved the song, Big Lizard, by the Dead Milkmen and this feels like an ode to my love of that song. 
Acrylic, oil, pencil and gold leaf on 40x40 inch canvases.