Chris Ruggia's Pictures & Comics

I am practicing on some owls to prepare for a live art event I am scheduled to do at Birding the Border in Del Rio on May 1. This little guy is the first result.

Elf Owls are the world’s smallest owl species, and they are found near to us in the Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve. After I finished this painting, I realized that I had unknowingly painted this owl at actual size (about 6 inches tall)!

I will eventually frame up the original and take it to the 5th Street Gallery in downtown Alpine, but in the meantime I have an actual-size 11x14” limited edition print and a slightly smaller 8x10” print available at chrisruggia.com.