Barred Owl Head Portrait — Art Print & Greeting Card by Gene Irvin (1934–2026)

The Barred Owl — A Close-Up Portrait in Pen, Ink & Watercolor

Where the full Barred Owl illustration captures the bird in its woodland setting, this close-up head portrait brings you face to face with the species — the mottled brown and white feathering, the broad rounded facial disc, and those deep, nearly black eyes that seem to look right through you. Gene Irvin's stippled pen & ink technique is at its finest in this intimate format, with every feather bar and facial detail rendered with precision.

The Barred Owl is one of North America's most familiar woodland owls, found in forests from the American South to the Pacific Northwest. Its distinctive baritone call — "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?" — has echoed through southern swamps for at least 11,000 years, with Pleistocene fossils found in Florida, Tennessee, and Ontario.

Available in:

• 8×10 fine art print
• Greeting card with envelope

Why collectors love it: The head portrait format puts the owl's gaze front and center — an intense, intimate composition that works beautifully as a standalone piece or paired with the full Barred Owl print.

Shipping & Details: Ships from Arizona. Prints flat-packed. Greeting cards ship First Class. Produced from Gene Irvin's original illustration.