Black-Capped Chickadees — Framed Piece Print Size:23" x 30" the summer hardwoods

the summer hardwoods

like his other young-animal paintings

the toned paper ground giving the whole image the warmth of natural light

the beginning of the rosehip at the base of the flower: all present and correctly placed

Black-Capped Chickadees — Framed Piece Print Size:23" x 30" the summer hardwoodsFour black capped chickadees on a winter morning one perched high, two foraging in the snow, one caught mid flutter with wings spread. The composition is deceptively simple: white on white, a few snow laden branches, and four small birds going about the business of surviving a Canadian winter. What makes it extraordinary is the light Glen caught the way late winter sun turns snow almost yellow, and how chickadee plumage holds its crispness even when