Sandy Hokanson: NIGHTFALL...GREAT HORNED OWL-- (Note Card)

NIGHTFALL... GREAT HORNED OWL- (Note Card) by Rochester artist Sandy Hokanson. In this original digital illustration by Sandy Hokanson, a Great Horned Owl perches silently among the snowy branchs of an old oak tree at nightfall, ... "December this year was quite cold with a lot of snow and the oak tree outside my window was coated with snowy frosting one evening. I could easily imagine an owl sitting there, calm and regal, basking in the moonlight with little bits of snow falling gently around. I like the snowy branches leading up to the owl in this tall, vertical print ... "- Sandy Hokanson- December 2022

Poem on back: A still night- snowflakes gently fall- and the forest sleeps- but my eyes are open

Sandy: "For many years I painted in a realistic style using acrylics or watercolors.  Now I prefer the challenge of focusing less on every feather and more on creating a clean design of each bird." "Some of my finished works are created by making detailed drawing using permanent inks which are then scanned into my computer. Others are hand drawn directly into the computer using either a mouse or a special pen and pad.  Next I'll create a unique palette of colors to layer over the drawings.  Each color is a separate layer - which means some pieces can have up to 25 layers or more. The end result is a crisp, graphic illustration."