#191 – Inconspicuous Roost

Featured in this painting, a male horned owl nestled into a sheltering tamarack tree. The owl has chosen a spot on a protruding branch, separate from the dense forest behind it. The sky is bright but you can see that the forest is very dark despite the daylight; the owl is lit up against the intensity of the forest. The cadmium orange eyes are a point of interest as they contrast the dominant colour palette of burnt sienna, ochre yellow, and the sap green and chromium oxide green forest.