Silver Drops Falling - Owl

Silver Drops Falling - Owl

A sumi painting of a great-horned owl, with kanji text roughly translating to "drops of silver rain fall" - a passage from a Japanese (Ainu) poem about an owl deity.
I have always been entranced by the beautiful camouflaged spots of these owls, looking like little droplets of silver and gold - I found the poem inspiring, beautiful, and fitting.
February 2012 8" x 10" Sumi ink on rice paper.

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8.5" x 11" print $20
8.5" x 11" giclee print $38
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