Steve, knowing I love owls, had the brain wave of putting owls on the top of the apex of the cabin roof ... so I drew out a template and he cut me out a couple in ply-wood
I primed them and then using photos as a guide, I drew a rough outline ...
I was originally going to just have an owl silhouette up there with maybe the eyes cut out, but I must have been in the mood to paint and I ended up going really detailed.
I loved doing the feathers, but I am not sure how like the photo it looks!
I wasn't very happy with the legs and feet ... the body needed to be longer and maybe have a scalloped tail ...
I figured I wouldn't be able to do 2 the same so I went for one brown and one grey ...
they had quite different faces and I managed to make the body on the grey one look longer
I painted the sides and the backs too ... although the backs would never be seen, but I wanted to do them anyway!
I then put about 3 layers of exterior satin varnish on them, especially around the sides ... there is a lot of weather up there in the Welsh mountains and I don't want any water getting in!
it took 8 hours to dry between each layer so I would do a layer in the morning and in the evening
do you think they need naming?
last weekend Steve put them up ...
I helped by saying 'left a little, right a little' ... I'm not that great with heights!
the grey one is on the front ...
... and the brown one on the back ...
you can see them from quite a way away :) .... I just hope they survive the weather!
I primed them and then using photos as a guide, I drew a rough outline ...
I was originally going to just have an owl silhouette up there with maybe the eyes cut out, but I must have been in the mood to paint and I ended up going really detailed.
I loved doing the feathers, but I am not sure how like the photo it looks!
I wasn't very happy with the legs and feet ... the body needed to be longer and maybe have a scalloped tail ...
I figured I wouldn't be able to do 2 the same so I went for one brown and one grey ...
they had quite different faces and I managed to make the body on the grey one look longer
I painted the sides and the backs too ... although the backs would never be seen, but I wanted to do them anyway!
I then put about 3 layers of exterior satin varnish on them, especially around the sides ... there is a lot of weather up there in the Welsh mountains and I don't want any water getting in!
it took 8 hours to dry between each layer so I would do a layer in the morning and in the evening
do you think they need naming?
last weekend Steve put them up ...
I helped by saying 'left a little, right a little' ... I'm not that great with heights!
the grey one is on the front ...
... and the brown one on the back ...
you can see them from quite a way away :) .... I just hope they survive the weather!
2 comments
They're fabulous, you clever thing. I'm thinking perhaps you need an owl weathervane next... x
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!!! I think once should be called Steve and the other Maria, I'll let you decide on which is which :)
ReplyDeleteI love reading your comments ... thank you xx