Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife This 1985 watercolour is deceptively

This 1985 watercolour is deceptively simple: the duck is rendered with complete precision

The landscape fills almost the entire canvas

the bill aligned with the long spur of the columbine flower

the electric yellow of the breeding male almost incandescent against the soft blue-green atmospheric background

Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife This 1985 watercolour is deceptivelyTwo beavers one feeding, one stretched up to pull a willow branch closer caught in the soft light of a summer afternoon, surrounded by fireweed and aspen leaves. Glen made this watercolour at the height of his powers, when his technique was loose enough to feel atmospheric and tight enough to render every individual hair on the beaver's coat. Of course Canada's national animal would attract him. Glen worked from sketches and observation done over