A Brush With Life Original is one of the painting's

is one of the painting's finest passages

The Pileated's brilliant red crest and bold black-and-white markings are rendered with the precision the species demands

and coloured pencil — applying a luminous green-and-gold background that lifts the figure off the page

the field gold-brown and stubbled

A Brush With Life Original is one of the painting'sThe works of Canadian artist Glen Loates are celebrated in this compilation of nature and wildlife paintings, which reflect the artist's body of work produced between 1977 and 1983. A Brush With Life explores Loates's process behind each piece, as well as the artist's own insight into his art and the lives of his subjects. Artist: Glen Loates Text: Glen Warner Hardcover with dust jacket. 157 Illustrations, 86 in full colour Plates (illustrator). First