Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Framed Piece Mat:Black rooted in years of anatomical

rooted in years of anatomical study at the Royal Ontario Museum

Glen's spring wildflower compositions are among his most joyful works — the combination of botanical precision and emotional warmth that comes from painting a subject he loved at the season he loved it

This 1987 watercolour is an exercise in the particular challenge of painting white animals in white settings: the hares are visible only through their shadows

the other watching from among the clover

Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Framed Piece Mat:Black rooted in years of anatomicalTwo Ruby crowned Kinglets on a hemlock branch one with the ruby crown patch just visible, both rendered with the fine brush precision that the species demands. The Ruby crowned Kinglet is one of Canada's smallest songbirds, a bird easily overlooked in the field but extraordinarily detailed up close. This 1987 watercolour shows Glen at his finest in the small bird genre: the kinglets are exactly the right size relative to the hemlock branches, the