This Barn Owl Painting is one that I worked on for a long time until I found my way and was finally happy. I initially took the photo of the two Barn Owls at a local fair where the bird rescue organisation Woodies Wings was in attendance. I wanted to place the owls in a wild setting of course and I used blues, greys and lilacs to create an evening/nightime feel. The surrounding grasses and twigs and flowers etc were indicated with various brush marks, as well as marks made with twigs, feathers and card. I use Liquin Oleopasto gel to give a bit of extra texture in the grass. II used a big dry brush to soften the edges of the birds and this was key to the total look of the painting.
Thi s piece is now sold and has travelled off to join my Woodland Hare painting in a lovely new home up North .
