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Happy Superb Owl 10! Right back where we started from…. Ten years ago I got out some ink and painted a barn owl while the Super Bowl was on, and decided to auction it off for charity. The project got some legs and I did it again, and again, and again, and now it has been a whole decade of Superb Owl paintings, and just about a thousand dollars raised for wildlife rehabs in cities (okay, mostly Kansas City) all over the country. I happen to be on the road this week, but I didn’t want this...

one of the new paintings— a raccoon on a bright blue bakground

SUMMERTIME AND THE COLORS GOT LOUD Hi. I re-did the color scheme. And maybe my whole art practice I didn't mean to... I started doing these quick, vibrant paintings of some of my local urban fauna, and one thing led to another, and a few sleepless nights later, Sharptooth Snail exploded with color. ...and honestly? I think it has needed this for a long time. I know, now that I'm in the middle of this series, that I've been going in this direction for a long time. I'm working with these...

The 2025 Superb Owl painting — a Northern Saw Whet Owl, peeking in diagonnaly from the right, on a red-orange background

Short Month, short letter! Hi Reader, Did you guys see the Superb Owl for this year? I'm actually really proud of this one. It's so much looser than I usually let myself be with an acrylic painting, like I'm finally letting myself have a little fun instead of having to prove I know how to render a subject. The original is on its way to its forever home, but prints are available and through the end of March, they'll all contribute to the Superb Owl donation, which thanks to the Philadelphia...