Herron Class 7: Part 3 of 3

Practicing Method 1 from Herron Class 7, I created this owl.

How I did it: When I laid down the gel, instead of using completely random brush strokes like Susan, I made my strokes go only in one direction, like feathers (the strokes are going top to bottom). After the gel dried, I used a very limited palette (see Herron Class 2: Limited Palette) to paint the owl and tree. I only used Caput Mortuum, Lamp Black, Raw Umber and a bit of Prussian Blue.

I like how the owl is hiding in a place of safety: Serious Owl (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, 7x10in