BARN OWL

$650.00

Each original watercolor is painted on museum-grade, 300 gsm cold-press paper, selected for its soft, natural texture and ability to hold layered washes with clarity and depth. The surface offers a subtle tooth that enhances fine detail while preserving the quiet, atmospheric gradients characteristic of this series.

Every piece is created using professional watercolor pigments and traditional techniques, then finished with clean, archival edges. Originals are hand-signed in graphite and include a certificate of authenticity.

Slight variations in tone, texture, brushwork, and natural imperfections are inherent to the handmade process. They are considered intentional elements of the work—evidence of the human hand and the individuality of each piece.

DIMENSIONS
12" × 16"

The Barn Owl is known for its pale, heart-shaped face and soundless, floating flight. Its feathers are soft creams and muted ochres, mottled in a way that seems designed to dissolve into dusk light. It moves with an uncanny softness—wings broad and buoyant, its entire presence shaped by silence.
Barn Owls are found across much of North America, inhabiting open fields, grasslands, and the edges of farmland. They nest in rafters, hollow trees, and abandoned structures—the in-between places where human spaces meet the wild. Active mostly at night, they hunt low over fields in the blue-grey light before dawn or after dusk, ghostlike against the horizon. Their preference for open spaces and low, gentle flight makes them one of the most frequently seen nocturnal raptors.
The Barn Owl symbolizes insight, subtle intelligence, and the capacity to navigate uncertainty with calm clarity. The owl is about perception— recognizing patterns, sensing shifts, and understanding what lies beneath the surface of a situation. Owls are tied to liminal spaces and transitions, offering perspective during times when direction is not obvious. They represent an inner light that guides through ambiguity, encouraging reflection, openness to uncertainty, and a deeper understanding of life’s more shadowed or delicate chapters.