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The OwlPortfolio
December 2012
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Art MacKayThe Nature of Art.
My art training began at elementary school in St. Stephen, NB, Canada where Prin-
cipal, Tom Acheson, a passionate ar tist himself, began weeding out and training the
talented kids almost the minute we walked through the door. I was blessed (or cursed
depending on your point of view) with this early attention and pursued art as both a vo-
cation and avocation for many decades. Viewing the world through an artists eyes has
influenced the nature of all my work. Please enjoy this small sampling.
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Short-eared
OwlFor years I had this
labelled as a hawk owl.
My birding friends tell
me differently. An early
watercolor based on
swipe file images.
Snowy
OwlLove the snowy owls
that visit each winter.
Original in pen and ink.
Hand-coloured printout
with several versions
available.
Great Horned
OwlNice shot from my pho-
to files. Owls are gener-
ally hard to photograph
unless they are nesting,
so I take them when I
can!
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Night OwlThis image was created with mixed media (ink, pencil, spray paint). Designed as
a T-shirt application.
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Barred Owls
From my photographic files. Barred
owls are very common in our area.
Great Horned Owl
Original pen and ink drawing. Print isa hand-coloured original.
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Saw-whet Owl with Luna Moth
A pen drawing on 11 x 17 illustration board. Some stipling left to do. A digitalprint will be generated to create a hand-painted original.
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Owl in
Wash
My course, the
art of seeing,
featured this owl
sketch - an original
in ink, wash and
yellow acrylic for
the eyes.
Wasis
The Baby
I needed a logo
for a kids camp.
this fun little owl
was used for that
purpose. Wasis is
a native American
character.
The Eyes
Have It
An early sketch for
a planned series of
owl protraits. The
original is a light
pencil sketch with
some ink work.
Midnight
Flight
This sketch was
created as part
of a test of a new
style I was consid-
ering. It still has
some possibility.
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Barn Owl Hunting The EdgeA pen drawing original on 11 x 17 illustration board. This digital print was paint-
ed to create a hand-painted original.
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Barred Owl
Portrait of a barred Owl from my photographic files
Great Horned Owl
A drawing of a great horned owl scanned from a late
1800s publication. I maintain numerous public domain
images for commercial work.
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Art MacKay Studios5474 Route 127
Bocabec, NB, Canada, E5B 3J4
www.artmackay.com
art@bayoffundy.ca
All content is Art MacKay, 2012