Laughing Owl (2021) Painting by Douglas Black

Oil on Canvas, 14x14 in
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  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 15x15 in
    Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 14in, Width 14in
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  • Categories Paintings under $5,000 Classicism Bird
Laughing Owl, whose name was derived straightforwardly from its shriek, was a victim of unintended consequences. Making its nests in low outcrops of New Zealand's open areas, the night hunter had now problem with one invasive species, the Maori rat, nor the Brown rat who outperformed the Maori. These were a plentiful food source for the owls,[...]
Laughing Owl, whose name was derived straightforwardly from its shriek, was a victim of unintended consequences. Making its nests in low outcrops of New Zealand's open areas, the night hunter had now problem with one invasive species, the Maori rat, nor the Brown rat who outperformed the Maori. These were a plentiful food source for the owls, and easier to catch than the plentiful rabbits. The rabbit population exploded and so the government of New Zealand introduced weasels and ferrets to combat the so-called rabbit nuisance. It was these creatures who showed no mercy to the ground dwelling owls and they were gone within decades.

In 1909 one of the last survivors was photographed, and by the early 1920s the owl was presumed extinct. Sceloglaux albifacies.

One of the EXCELLENT BIRDS; EXTINCT Series of oil paintings by Douglas Black.

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OwlBirdsExtinctExtinct AnimalsWildlife

Classicism owl birds extinct extinct animals wildlife brown bronze gold forests New Zealand
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Douglas Black
United States
I paint in oils, have since I was twelve, nearly fifty years ago. My output has ebbed and flowed over the decades, as have my interests changed to and from landscapes and abstractions, portraiture and flowers.[...]

I paint in oils, have since I was twelve, nearly fifty years ago. My output has ebbed and flowed over the decades, as have my interests changed to and from landscapes and abstractions, portraiture and flowers. Animals have grabbed my attention since the beginning of the pandemic, birds in particular, because their beauty in both color and shape exist in innocence; they know not how lovely they are.

Douglas Black (1961 – ), painter, born in Glasgow, this artist spent most of his early life in Detroit where his formal education was in architecture. He studied watercolor rendering technique under acclaimed artist Roy Strickfaden, and oils and gauche under the modernist Harold Linton. 

Currently living in Chicago, Douglas has a neo-classical style of oil on canvas, as well as pen and ink illustrations for historical fiction author Duke Pierce Reade. 

His signature is simply Douglas along with the hyphenated two digit year of production. Douglas’s paintings are valued in the hundreds to low-thousands and are held in several private collections.

Shows have included community art fairs, gallery inclusions, and special events hosted in mansions and medieval styled halls.

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