Touchdown-Barn owl 20" x 28" oil on board

Completed this painting this morning.I thought long and hard about developing even more detail in the tree stump but in the end i think it's convincing enough as it stands.This is the largest oil painting ive tackled to date and is the last of a batch of three paintings ive had on the easel over the last two months to be completed.After a short break it will be back to preparing new boards for several new paintings i have in mind and preparing for the show season.this will be the first year that my paintings will appear at all my regular shows and i'm looking forward to discovering what sort of reception they are going to receive.