Drawing a Postcard

It’s actually very difficult to find postcards of Davis to send to people around the world through Postcrossing. Often people request “pictures of your town” and there really aren’t any photos for sale here of things like the Davis train station or the Arboretum when the redbud is out. But recently someone I was assigned to send a postcard to wanted a bird, an OWL, and preferably a drawing of one.

I like drawing birds of prey and especially owls. I like giving the suggestion of the softness of their feathers. I hope I did this bird some justice… we have a pair locally; I heard one the other night.