A delicate scratchboard wildlife illustration of a barn owl, highlighting the highly detailed, fine etched textures of its heart-shaped facial disc, speckled chest feathers, and patterned wings, framed by a rugged hand-painted black border.

Owl

Size: 30 x 42 cm
Medium: Sgraffito on mixed media
Date: 2024

Original available. Contact me for more information.

This Barn Owl portrait was created using a technique similar to scratchboard, where the black area is scraped away with sharp tools to reveal the white of the paper beneath.