Great horned owls have the look you picture when you imagine a wise old owl. They’re stately and I paint them regularly.

Sometimes I have a scene in mind for weeks month or even years before I paint it. Other times I just need to paint so I pick a subject on the spur of the moment and start. This painting happens to be the outcome of just needing to paint. The result is a very still evening scene where I imagine watching this magnificent bird as it listens…he’s hunting…and the stillness won’t last for long.

This is the original painting so there is only one.  It’s painted in acrylic on a 1 1/2” thick gallery wrapped canvas and the scene continues on the edges for a very finished look. No framing is needed, but if you like frames it can also be framed.  The size of this piece is 11” x 14”.