Twitter and Another Owl

First off, thanks to all the peeps that have started following me on Twitter...and to the ones that unfollow, you'll be OK (for now, until I find out where you live).   I've added a counter on the side, that I, so lucky for me and my absolutely free schedule >_> , get to manually update at TwitterCounter.  I figure it's just another gadget to bedazzle my utterly barren little blog, but ya know, it's like a new toy to fool with;)

Now, on to the grand finale...the new painting. This little illustration is part 2 of my horned owl series, and it's obviously a barn owl (what? you don't have a degree in ornithology?)...I adore their big heart-shaped faces and dark eyes.  I'm really enjoying mixing the watercolor and acrylic paints to give me just the right consistency. I feel like I have a whole lot more flexibility with it, and hope to be moving on to some bigger pieces soon. I also have some larger watercolor paper and more illustration markers on the way (hooray) so get ready for a butt-load of more art:)

Speed Illustration - Watercolor and Ink

I'm planning on working this some more with ink and paint.  Somehow things that I create straight from my mind never turn out the way I intended and always with less detail >_< It's strange that I can draw nearly photo-realistically with a reference, but cannot for the life of me create something the way I envision it.  This WILL be worked on, and hopefully improved:))))


Music credits :) >>I don't own the music..duh

Song: Bleeps Cuts and Tape

http://soundcloud.com/flembaz/flembaz-bleeps-cuts-and-tape

By: Flembaz

http://soundcloud.com/flembaz/