American Oystercatchers — Digging In The Dirt Framing:Framed - White Owls are the only raptors

Owls are the only raptors that hunt in near-total silence — their wing feathers are designed to eliminate turbulence noise — and I wanted that silent intensity to permeate both panels

This is one of the most vibrant pieces in my Songbirds & Friends collection

Brings clean

collection — a body of work that explores the grand waterbirds whose movement and stillness stop you in your tracks

American Oystercatchers — Digging In The Dirt Framing:Framed - White Owls are the only raptorsOystercatchers probe the surf with bright orange bills. Coastal shorebirds are the rhythm section of the beach. Alongside them, piping plovers run along the tideline in quick bursts, and sanderlings chase the retreating waves in synchronized groups. I paint these birds freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag paper. Sandy plumage, wet shoreline light, and the silvery quality of ocean edge air all demand a palette thats clean