Owl for One and One for Owl / by Chris Maynard

Charlie Harper, Owltercation

Charlie Harper, Owltercation

Owl for One and One for Owl
Owl for One and One for Owl

I have rediscovered the artist, Charlie Harper. In his art, he reduced the complexity of animal shapes into their essences in geometrical forms.  He also had a fondness for and understanding of the natural world which he captured, often with a sense of humor. Charlie Harper’s piece,Owltercation (in addition to watching three crows chase an owl out of the tall fir tree near where I live) inspired me to design this feather shadowbox I call, Owl for One and One for Owl.