Posted on February 6, 2012
by Christine
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Finally!!!! I FOUND them!!! Owl pellets. After years of knowing what to look for and searching diligently, I got them! Whoooo Hoooooo! Yessssssss. Owl pellets are regurgitated fur and bones. Owls cannot digest them. It’s really not gross at all. If you have a cat, it’s…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, owl, sketchbook, wildlifeTags: bone sketch, Christine Kane Art, ckane, dissecting owl pellets, how to find owl pellets, mice bone, owl castings, owl pellet, owl pellet sketch, rat bone, rodent bones, sketchbook, st francis woods, watercolor, watercolor bone sketch
Posted on April 29, 2011
by Christine
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Owl Eyes – graphite, conte, charcoal on gray paper Times are tough, but that doesn’t mean you can’t afford original fine art! I’m going to do a series of small original pieces that the everyday person can collect. Art and music seem to suffer the…
Category: 30 OFA, art, Artwork, Birds, nature, owl, wildlifeTags: affordable original fine art, charcoal, Christine Kane Art, ckane, conte, fine art under $100, fine art under $50, graphite, owl, owl drawing
Posted on February 26, 2011
by Christine
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02-26-2011 28°F Light snow, no wind We first hike the Black Oak Trail, to get our blood pumping and connect with nature. The heavy odor of burnt firewood hangs in the air. I do not know where the smell originates. Fresh snow makes identifying animal tracks a…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, goose, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, owl, sketchbook, sketchbook in the field, sketching class, watercolor sketching, weather, wildlifeTags: Chicago, Cook County Forest Preserves, free art lesson, free sketch class, free watercolor class, geese, goose, goose sketch, goose watercolor, great horned owl, how to sketch nature, IL, little red schoolhouse, nature painting, owl sketch, owl watercolor, willow springs, winter hiking
Posted on December 4, 2010
by Christine
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I heard through the Illinois Birding List, that if you visit the Bartel Grasslands after 3pm, your chances of seeing a short-eared owl over the field this time of year is pretty high. Well, that’s all I needed! So yesterday I jumped in the…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, Nature Sketching, owl, sketchbook, sketchbook in the fieldTags: appalachian outdoors, bartel grasslands, camelbak, Christine Kane Art, ckane, hiking, hiking and sketching, owl watercolor, short eared owl, watercolor sketch
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