Snowy owl

Illustration. Black ink: snowy owl in flight, top left corner. Watercolour: Red sunset, purple mountains, green fir trees and lichen. ©2021 Outspoken Images by Marie Warner Preston
Snowy owl: watercolour and ink ©2021 Marie Preston

Original watercolour and ink illustration on
230 gsm (105 lb) Hahnemühle watercolour paper
A6 / 10,5 x 15,2 cm / 4.125 x 6 inch / Quarter page

I’m what you might call a night owl. My favourite time of day to be outside is just before sunset. I often see beautiful, long-lasting sunsets and less often, fellow true night owls. I had a lovely encounter with one recently and it’s the inspiration for a slowly evolving artwork. I use weekly colour prompts from Colour Collective (@Clr_Collective on Twitter) to guide this ongoing glimpse into my backyard adventureland. I’m enjoying this slow growth of colour influenced by external stimuli.

Black & white ink illustration of snowy owl in flight (top left corner) against yellow/orange/red watercolour sunset (top) with green watercolour fir trees (bottom). ©2021 Outspoken Images by Marie Warner Preston
Snowy owl progression ©2021 Outspoken Images by Marie Warner Preston

Owl inspired by Stefan Große Halbuer’s Plastober prompt Flying High
and the colour prompt Paean Black.
Watercolour trees inspired by the colour Deep Fir Green.
Watercolour sunset inspired by the colour Vermilion.