Hoooo Goes There?

10"x14" Soft Pastel

A screech owl peers from the shelter of a tree hollow, its bright eyes catching the last light as it watches the world outside. Expressive pastel strokes build the owl’s layered plumage in flashes of violet, blue, and warm gold, echoing the textures of bark and shadow that frame its hidden perch.

The close viewpoint places the viewer almost inside the tree itself, face-to-face with this quiet sentinel of the forest. Both wary and curious, the owl embodies the mysterious life that unfolds in woodland hollows long after daylight fades.

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