I painted this image after I saw this barn owl take flight in front of me. I was walking with other hikers at Pt Reyes National Seashore. It was the second barn owl I saw in two days. I was at the lifeboat station teaching an en plein air painting class on a beautiful weekend for outdoor painting. I will be on hand to discuss the history of American landscape painting and National Parks, for pt Reyes' 50th anniversary, Sept 22, 2012