No Way!

Max the Great Horned Owl closes his eyes, grits his teeth, and lowers his ear tufts in protest. A mottled crown of gold and charcoal. Rendered in fine brushed linework over warm ochre glazes, the piece captures a rare unpleasant moment for this usually contented bird — no fierce stare, just soft feathers and stillness, painted with the same careful detail Max's more alert portraits share.