Great Horned Owl painting: First Friday Art

This month, I’m sharing a Great Horned Owl painting I did over the past couple of days. I used acrylic paint on a piece of unfinished oak wood. Sometimes I paint the main subject shape with off white paint before adding the color. I used this technique in my High Desert Mural. This time I did not do the lighter base painting.

Great Horned owl painting

I like how the grain of the oak shows through on this painting. It gives it a more rustic quality.

For this Great Horned Owl painting, I used a photograph from a fellow volunteer at the High Desert Museum as my reference. John Williams is one of the talented members of the Photography Team at the Museum. He took this photo of a Great Horned Owl in 2022 and calls it Surprize.

Owl photo

Be sure to visit Seeing the Gift to see more of John’s wonderful photographs!

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14 thoughts on “Great Horned Owl painting: First Friday Art

  1. That’s fantastic, a really well-executed piece! And like you I love the way the wood grain shows through, it’s just perfect for this subject matter. The original photo is absolutely excellent too!

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