Harlequin Ducks — Gallery Canvas BFCM The pastel background wash lifts

The pastel background wash lifts the beaver off the page while keeping the mood quiet and unhurried

his bird compositions

the structure of the bloom at the moment before it fully opens

the notation that this was painted at actual size from a living plant

Harlequin Ducks — Gallery Canvas BFCM The pastel background wash liftsHarlequin Ducks on a fast moving stream the male's extraordinary plumage of slate blue, chestnut, and white markings rendered with the same precision Glen brought to all his waterfowl subjects. These are birds of turbulent water, built for cold mountain streams and breaking surf, and Glen captured their specific physicality: the way they sit low in the water, the male's almost heraldic patterning that looks more designed than evolved. Glen's waterfowl