I absolutely love making Barn Owl paintings, they are such a beautiful and mysterious bird. Here is an owl in the early stages of a painting. I often have owl paintings for sale, so check out my originals page, or sign up for my art collectors newsletter for details on newly released work.
Barn Owl Paintings - one of my favourite things.
Barn Owl painting in a woodland setting
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 .
Two wildlife oil paintings accepted into the Sock Gallery Open
I entered the Summer Open Art Exhibition at the Sock Gallery Loughborough this year, and these two newly finished wildlife oil paintings were accepted. The gallery occupies the entrance of the Town Hall, and it is a beautiful building with great big rooms, high ceilings and big sweeping staircases, Like a theatre or cinema really. (update - it IS a theatre :) ) I am excited to go back and view the whole exhibition , which runs the whole month of August. These two contemporary wildlife art pieces are: ‘Midsummer Messenger’ owl painting , oil on canvas , size 60 x 60 cm, and ‘ Woodland Keeper’ deer painting at 60 x 76 cm, oil on stretched canvas.
