Have received a commission to paint a barn owl – long overdue in my own work-list. I spent 4 hours in an aviary with two lovely sister owls earlier in the year and took many photographs. The commission is for a classic pose and this is the photograph I have decided to use, but have not yet decided on the backdrop. (I also have two deceased barn owls in my ‘critters freezer’, so will be able to observe very close-hand the features which make up this beautiful bird.
