Loon with Young — Giclée on Paper Enhanced Glen's early botanical studies show

Glen's early botanical studies show a young artist finding his own way with atmospheric colour — the green background is not merely a setting but an environment

The Shield pine is one of the most powerful symbols in Canadian landscape art

This painting tells the other half

the surrounding grasses loosely handled to keep attention on the face

Loon with Young — Giclée on Paper Enhanced Glen's early botanical studies showA Common Loon at the nest the adult in full breeding plumage, two grey chicks at the water's edge beside the nest, the reflection of the loon's iridescent head visible in the still shallows. This 1985 watercolour is a more intimate and habitat specific composition than the open water loon paintings: the nest location, the cattail roots, the lily pads at lower right all precisely observed. The adult's reflection in the water, including the red eye