but the fireflies transform the scene into something more than a wildlife portrait
No other artist possesses the skill of depicting wildlife with such precision and detail while expressing deep sensitivity towards the subject
This image is one of the most immediately moving in Glen's catalogue — the chicks on the parent's back
Fox kits at the den were a subject Glen returned to across his career — few wildlife subjects combine the visual appeal of the young with the drama of the predator-in-training quite as effectively
and the one in which Canadian wildlife art has no equivalent
Snow Leopard Cub — Framed Piece birds but the fireflies transform theA Snow Leopard cub rests on a rocky ledge, surrounded by alpine daisies the cub's extraordinary spotted coat rendered with precise attention, the rosette pattern of a species Glen would have studied both from photographs and from specimens. The grey blue mountain rock, the white daisies, the pale spotted coat of the cub: the painting is built from a palette of greys, whites, and pale blues that suits the high altitude habitat perfectly. Snow Leopards