Owl Painted Rocks

The other week I bought a bag of Caribbean beach pebbles from Home Depot, and we have been having so much fun painting them!  Janie had a blast covering her rocks with every possible color of paint, while Gresham painted little lighthouses on his. (I should take a picture of the lighthouse ones!)  Gresham suggested that I make some owl rocks.  We have been in the owl mood lately after going to a local nature area to take photos of barred owls.  They really are amazing creatures!

I used acrylic paints for this project.  The rocks were covered with a layer of dust, so I washed and dried them before painting.  I drew the owls with pencil first before painting them.

After the paint was dry, I sprayed the rocks with a coat of varnish to protect them and keep the paint from chipping.

This one is supposed to be a barred owl, like the ones we saw at the nature preserve.

And this one is a snowy owl.

The rest are just sort of whimsical, LOL. 🙂

Want more owl ideas?  Build a LEGO Owl that turns its head.  Or make some adorable Wood Slice Owls.