Barn Owl Study

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

This is another in a bird portrait series I'm accruing.  All are studies, all are done on canvas paper, and all are fairly quick studies, given no more than 2-3 hours to do.  This one was done in 1.5 hours.

My Heart

oil on panel, 8" x 8"

This is a study of a barn owl portrait, which I may do a larger version of, as it didn't give me quite the result I was after.  Still, I feel this little one is not without its charms.  

The Wise Look Within

oil on panel, 10" x 10"

I thought this subject apropos of wintertime this year, a year without precedent in so many ways.  If 2020 has been an eye-opening year, 2021 must surely be the year we look within ourselves for answers to the questions posed by 2020.  The wise owl is a fitting symbol for such an endeavor.

Hoo r Yoo?

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

This is a painting of a barn owl I had fully intended to experiment with, but life intervened and, by the time I could turn my attention to it several days later, the paint had partially dried.  This is why I consider myself an alla prima painter.  I like to work a painting to completion while it's still fresh.  Still, the result, at least to my eyes, is not without merit.  I think he's a cute little guy (girl?).

Night Owl

oil on canvas, 12" x 9"

Another bird painting, this one of a barn owl on a black gessoed canvas where all the black you see is unpainted canvas, except for the eyes, which were painted in ivory black.  To create this painting, I used a limited palette of indian yellow, burnt sienna, ivory black, and titanium white.