I donated this lovely little color pencil, graphite, acrylic medium and gouache piece of mixed media to the Art Alliance of Central PA for a September fundraiser. This subtle 5″ x 7″ on archival cream paper was adhered with wrapped edges to a 3/4″ block of sanded birch plywood with hardware for hanging. I hope its new owner enjoys it.
I included an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s book, Walden, on the edge.
I rejoice that there are owls … [like] the stark twilight and unsatisfied thoughts which all have. – H.D. Thoreau
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In 2006, I drew my first study of this owl, a few minutes before I taught one of my Drawing for Nature Journals classes at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.
Shaver’s Creek – where I worked doing PR for a good many years – maintains a collection of previously injured unreleasable birds in their Raptor Center and they are used for teaching. You must visit them sometime.
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