Owl #55 is an updated version of owl #12. I redrew this on on a whim just because I thought it would be fun. I think it’s interesting to see how my style has changed since I started this project.
The biggest difference between these two illustrations is how i painted the fog. The fog in #12 was a last minute addition and was painted with gouache over top the illustration. Since the fog in #55 was planned from the start I used watercolor and the white of the paper, which I personally prefer.
My owls have changed too over time. They are a lot easier for me to draw now for one thing. Their shapes, still simplified, are much more anatomically correct compared to the early ones – mainly because I just have fun drawing them this way at the moment.
You can find new prints of owl #55 in the shop here:
5×7″ and 8×10″ Prints
11×14″ Prints
tree
Owl and Squirrel drawing
Owl and Pines drawing
Owl #46
Ink and watercolor illustration
A Great Horned Owl sitting in the canopy of a forest of pines.
Prints available in my etsy shop: 5×7 or 8×10 prints
Owl and Aspens drawing
Owl #44
Owl and Aspens
Prints in the shop
A Great Horned Owl in a forest of aspens. Kept all the line work thin in this one. It felt right for the slender trees and papery bark.
Fall Woodland Illustration
Owl #40
Owl and nuthatch
A rainy fall woodland scene. An owl and a nuthatch on a fungi covered tree.
This one was a little difficult, it went through many revisions until I was finally happy with it. Sometimes its tough finding that balance between simplicity and the right amount of detail.
Prints available here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/206258094/woodland-illustration-print-owl-nuthatch
Inked forest owl illustration
Owlet in nest
Here is illustration 38 in the series! I think it’s interesting to see how this style has evolved over the last couple years. As this has turned into a long-term side project, you can especially see it in the owls. Drawing owls comes a lot easier now. In my recent ones I am tending to put in a bit more detail to distinguish the different species.
Anyhow, here is a Great Horned Owl and a fuzzy owlet peeking over the edge of a nest. Owls don’t build their own nest, so they sometimes uses the old nest of a squirrel or hawk. When I drew this I liked to think they might have stolen this one from an Osprey.
Prints in the shop here: Owlet Art Print
Little owl and pinecones art
Owl #35
Little owl and pinecones
5×7″ Print
This little guy is based on a Northern Pygmy Owl. In a northern piney landscape, sitting in a tree and surrounded by pinecones.
Owl and Full Moon illustration
Owl #34
Owl and Full Moon
Watercolor and ink illustration
Print: https://www.etsy.com/listing/167185639/owl-full-moon-illustration-5×7-nighttime
Just a fun little night scene for owl 34. A big full moon, wispy clouds, and an owl in the pines.