Owls

-
sketchbook page

Well what do you know, I'm painting owls today.


 I love owls. They're so very different to other birds with their enormous head and round body. There's something engaging about the way they look at you too isn't there?


I haven't heard one hooting for a while but it's a night time sound I would love to hear again one day.


I thought it about time I did a little 'portrait' of one of my favourite birds and chose to make an ACEO on watercolour paper. He's quite pretty but he's definitely a boy.

He's painted on strong watercolour paper with inks and watercolour and I've just put him in my shop. 
If you take a fancy to him I'm sure he'd be happy to fly to your home!

Please click here for more details. :)

~~~~


Comments

Victoria said…
Wowness..I am deeply struck by this gorgeous embrace of owl! Magnificent and beautiful! Very special piece Jess..and I love the words in the painting..very potent!!
And..this other one..Gorgeous colorful owl too..very whimsical piece..enchanting colors!!
Thanks for adding Owl magic into my day..I too have an affinity for these gentle creatures!
Victoria
19 October 2012 at 18:03
Mandel said…
Hi Jess :)
There is something very striking about the first picture. Owls symbolize a lot to me like calmness and wisdom. There is also something almost magical about them. I love how the girl embraces the owl (and like you wrote) her own soul as well... This is really meaningful. I will have to think about it...
Thank you for sharing!

Mandel :)
19 October 2012 at 18:12
Kyra Wilson said…
I just got a commission on owls yesterday, so I'm painting them myself! LOVE owls! We have big white barn owls that swoop by my windows all the time. They really are fascinating creatures!

I LOVE the sketchbook page, just so pretty!
19 October 2012 at 18:43
Victoria Stitch said…
loving the colours of these- so pretty. I always hear them hooting when I'm staying at my boyfriend's grandparents house.
19 October 2012 at 20:33
Introverted Art said…
Jess, this is so pretty. I love the first one, the owl with the girl... so touching and gentle.
19 October 2012 at 21:03
Ana M.F. said…
I love the sketchbook page, really beautiful.
20 October 2012 at 07:34
Diane said…
I love the purple of the painting above. Such a pretty piece...owls are the best! You represent them well. I really love the feeling of your work.
20 October 2012 at 08:59
Annie Lightbulb said…
Wisdom and comfort. Their adorable!
20 October 2012 at 17:30
Ginny said…
I love the vibrant colors that you use and all of the attention that you pay to the details in your paintings.
21 October 2012 at 14:59
noelle said…
Hi Jessie, wonderful paintings, loving the Owls. We are lucky enough to have an Owl, a Bengal Eagle Owl, he's beautiful with the most gorgeous big,orange eyes! xx
22 October 2012 at 10:35
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

More Cottages During Lockdown and a Change in Medium.

-
Image
I've been thinking about why I'm drawing cottages lately.  Maybe it's because there aren't many people around where we live and on our daily walks we rarely come across anyone else which I suppose is a good thing as we're still in Lockdown and have to practice Social Distancing which has now become a very well used phrase in our language! Maybe it's this lack of seeing people around that my mind is turning towards houses and flowers? The ones above are done in ink. I love the pearlescent inks, they're so beautiful when they catch the light. The paintings above and below are painted in acrylic. I've been obsessed with watercolour for a few weeks but I felt I'd like to get some acrylics out again. I've always been like this, going through phases of being obsessed with a particular medium thinking yes this is it! This is my final medium and then finding myself being drawn to changing once again to a different way of wor...
Read more

A Double Giveaway!!

-
Image
Hello, I'm here today to tell you about my giveaway! I reached 100 likes on my Facebook page a few days ago,  142 today!  ♥ THANKYOU! ♥  There will be two prizes, one will be my original watercolour painting, painted on thick watercolour paper, with lovely soft hues of pink and mauve called 'Peace' :) I'm also offering you a print on lovely Bristol paper from my mixed media painting 'Open Up To The Best'. Here they are.. Peace,   watercolour painting, 8 x 11 inches Open Up To The Best , art print 8 x 10 inches. (The copyright watermark will not appear on your print.) To Enter: Go to my Facebook page where the link for my giveaway is and 'share' and 'like' the link.  There! That's all you need to do. :) If you're not a Facebook person , that's still ok, just copy and paste one of these pictures above to your blog with a link to this post but don't forget to come back here to tell me that you've...
Read more

A Give-away! A Give-away! :))

-
Image
I'm having a give-away but first of all let me show you the two new listings I have on Etsy. Both paintings are painted in pen and ink with watercolour on good quality paper. The top one is called A Musical Journey and measures 7 x 10ins. The second one is called the Big Red Cat and measures 12 x 9 ins. They're $40 each in US dollars which will automatically be converted to your own currency on Etsy (That's approx. £25) CLICK HERE for more details :) And now for the giveaway as promised! Here below are 9 postcards printed from my larger paintings that were originally on canvas. Choose 2 of your favourite ones and if you are the lucky winner, I'll send them to you with an extra little surprise gift. :) All you need to do is to leave a comment on this post and I'll include your name in the draw. Easy Peasy! :) update-update-update..... My painting A Musical Journey has been included in an Etsy Treasury! YAY! :))
Read more