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This week’s challenge was all about owls, and our students have created some truly stunning artwork! From detailed drawings to expressive paintings, each piece has captured the beauty of these wonderful and secretive birds.
A special welcome to Dawn, a new student on the Pet Portrait course with Heather Joliffe. Dawn created a beautiful pastel drawing of an owl, using a reference photo kindly provided by her aunt and photographer Ryan Zipp. It’s fantastic to see new students getting involved in the challenges, and we hope she enjoys taking part in many more! Scroll down further to see her artwork.
A big thank you to everyone who submitted their artwork. We have loved seeing your interpretations. Well done to all! A new challenge will be announced tomorrow, so stay tuned for the next creative prompt.
I was thrilled with this challenge as it gave me an opportunity to use a photo I had taken a few years ago at Wildwood in Kent, where many wild and often endangered species are kept. I particularly loved the huge eye, reflecting the trees and sky. I used Polychromos coloured pencils on Fluid 100 hot pressed watercolour paper. Heather KHere’s my baby owl, done in wax crayons, playing with bricks. Vicki Pastel/pencil drawing of a North American Pygmy Owl. Dawn HPastels on pastel paper. RosalindCreated with procreate on iPad. Background has no reference. I made that up. Ni NiHere is a tawny owl in a hole in a tree, made using ink and pencil on coloured paper. Catherine TMariola Alice ROwl DiariesHaving been inspired by your weekend challenge, I thought I’d have a doodle and draw this little man as I love hearing him hooting in the trees behind my house at night. JudiHere is an illustration for a line from Edward Lear’s poem “The Owl and the Pussycat” – I decided to leave it in black and white. AliciaI’m experimenting with toned paper. I’ve always been intimidated by it so I thought it was time to challenge that. I used Caran d’Ache water soluble crayons, Pentel black ink brush pen (my favorite,) and some Posca pens that came in the mail today. The paper is a piece of brown packing paper. It was fun! (No idea what kind of owl it is though.) LinnKathryn OCouldn’t resist ‘Owl’ from Winnie The Pooh’. Pastel chalks have been used and I outlined him with black children’s paint. I had fun with the night sky. Nina POwl with procreate on iPad. I hope this is ok. I just played with the background. Ni NiFor this piece, I wanted to focus on the owls eye and beak, especially as you don’t usually see the beak from the side! It’s made using pencils. Catherine T I can only do digital at the moment. Created on procreate with several digital pencils. Ni NiThis is a barn owl, made using pen and pencil, I wanted to show the contrast between dark and light. I have very much enjoyed the owl challenge! Catherine TJudith F.T
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