Great Grey Owl ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pair barren ground sets them apart

barren ground sets them apart from virtually every other songbird

This painting pairs one with an evergreen branch

designed for gripping vertical reed stems

They adjust to each other constantly — matching speed

Least bitterns live deep in the cattails

Great Grey Owl ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pair barren ground sets them apartThis great grey owl pastel painting captures the largest owl in North America by length a bird with a five foot wingspan and a facial disc designed to funnel sound so precisely that it can locate prey beneath a foot of snow. The great grey owl looks soft and round, almost gentle, until you notice the eyes. Those yellow eyes see everything and forgive nothing. I worked in pastel to capture the owl's extraordinary plumage concentric rings of gray,