Soaring Owls Pair Diptych ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Lovebirds pale buff below — was

pale buff below — was built through gentle wet-on-wet mineral pigment washes

unexpectedly nimble for their size

and this painting catches the instant before the dive begins

The headfirst posture makes this painting instantly recognizable and delightfully different from typical bird art

and "Summer Joy" is one of those pieces where everything came together in a single

Soaring Owls Pair Diptych ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Lovebirds pale buff below — wasThis owl pastel painting is a diptych two companion panels meant to hang together, each capturing an owl in soaring flight. The pair creates a visual conversation across your wall: two predators, two sets of enormous wings, two expressions of silent, purposeful power. Owls are the only raptors that hunt in near total silence their wing feathers are designed to eliminate turbulence noise and I wanted that silent intensity to permeate both panels. I