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My own big life changes and the beauty of the Snowy Owl are what inspired me to paint this symbol of wisdom and change. Using a multi-layered painting process, this painting is started with a series of idea sketches. The final sketch being transferred to the canvas using graphite paper. Then, the first darker layers of paint colors are laid in, next the medium hues and finally the lightest colors are placed last. 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