Black Bear Cubs in Grass — Framed Piece Print Size:11" x 14" one stretched up to pull

one stretched up to pull a willow branch closer — caught in the soft light of a summer afternoon

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife range extended across multiple continents

this winter storm landscape is one of his most atmospheric and emotionally uncompromising works

the precise rake of the forked tail — none of it is decorative

Black Bear Cubs in Grass — Framed Piece Print Size:11" x 14" one stretched up to pullTwo black bear cubs explore a summer meadow one browsing pink fireweed, the other watching from among the clover. The luminous blue washed sky behind them gives the whole composition a softness that perfectly matches the subject: these are animals at their most unhurried, in the kind of light that only exists for a few weeks in a northern summer. This piece is executed in coloured pencil, one of Glen's favoured mediums for smaller wildlife studies