Owlery

sketchbook spread
notes from a visit to the Chicago Art Institute and a painting
Oct. 24, 2014

An Owlery
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An Owlery
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An Owlery
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I've always liked owls and, of course, drawing owls is an pleasurable thing for me to do. This is good because I'm sketching characters and a making a dummy for a new picture book for Schwartz & Wade about an adventurous owl. "Owl Sees Owl" is written by Laura Godwin and will be published in 2016.

studies of Owls
pastel, charcoal, ink
Oct. 24, 2014

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