Painting of Owls Van Gogh and the animal's steady stance

and the animal's steady stance gives the whole scene a sense of solitary command

one wing thrown high and the other sweeping low

sun-bleached browns and soft neutrals work elegantly with contemporary and earth-toned interiors

leading the gaze along the vertical rhythm of the trunk

energetic brushwork builds the canopy from countless dabs of rose

Painting of Owls Van Gogh and the animal's steady stanceTwo barn owls nestle close together on a gnarled branch, their pale heart shaped faces turned softly towards one another against a glowing amber sky. A full moon rises behind a tangle of bare, twisting branches, casting a warm honeyed light over their cream and chestnut plumage. Below them, the hollow of an ancient trunk forms a dark, sheltering nook, every knot and ridge of bark rendered in fine detail. There is a tender, almost romantic stillness to