Cardinals in Snow — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag both looking outward in different

both looking outward in different directions

the whole scene lit with the soft blue and gold of a northern morning

the proportions not yet resolved into adult form

and charming ducklings

Cardinals in Snow — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag both looking outward in differentA 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