Hi,
Somehow #148 looks like a Buffalo that has been wall mounted rather than springing into life out of a screen.
Looks like he is huffing and puffing and hanging over the edge, rather than springing forward with energy.
Could it be as simple as rotating him a little, so he is surging more upward instead of looking downward?
#105 by another artist really looks great as an example of this - like the animal is really coming out of screen and ALIVE, but unfortunately the animal looks more like a bull and not a buffalo so that cannot be used.
Thanks,
John