Pencil portrait of a Male and Female Barn Owls on a mossy wall in Northumberland

Barn Owls on a stone wall in coloured pencils

'Mr & Mrs'
12" X 16"

A returning customer commissioned me to create a double Barn owl portrait in coloured pencils. He was open to ideas and so I created a few mock ups for him to take a look at and choose which one he liked the most, this was the one he decided on although there would be a slight change to the owl on the left as we would have male and female, so the colours were adapted to fit the female Barn owl as the 2 Barn Owls shown here were actually the same owl photographed at different times.

Created: June 2017

Customer Testimonial

Framed portrait of Barn Owls completed in Coloured pencils

Dear Karen,
The owl piece is truly magnificent! You did a beautiful job and I can't thank you enough! You are one fantastic lady and an unparalleled talent and I am very fortunate to have discovered such an artist. May the remainder of this summer bring you only happiness and good things!

All the Best! Ray (New York)

View the video of the Barn Owls nearing completion on Instagram

Previous Portraits owned by the Customer

Back in 2009, I began a new artistic journey with soft pastels and created portraits of an Amur Leopard and a Wolf, these were admired and purchased by Ray who also commissioned the Barn Owls a few years later. Although I no longer work with pastels for commission work, it is wonderful to know that these two portraits are in someone's home and being appreciated! Thank you Ray!