Cardinals in Snow - Tote Bag For him the plumage pattern precise

the plumage pattern precise

This graphite pencil study

the spotting on the wings and head

The Screech Owl's cryptic plumage — all bark-brown streaks and mottles — makes it one of the most technically demanding small owl subjects in Ontario wildlife art

Cardinals in Snow - Tote Bag For him the plumage pattern preciseA male cardinal drops toward a snow covered pine, wings spread in landing, while a female forages below in the blue white shadow of the drifts. This 1987 watercolour is the image most people picture when they think of Glen Loates the red of the male against winter snow, the composition spare and absolutely certain. Nothing is wasted. The pine needles, the seed casings scattered on the snow, the shadow that gives the drift its dimension: every element