Cardinals in Snow — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag the composition spare and absolutely

the composition spare and absolutely certain

the chipmunk's striped coat rendered with the fine-brush control that made his small mammal studies exceptional

and charming ducklings

both looking outward in different directions

surrounded by fireweed and aspen leaves

Cardinals in Snow — Giclée on Paper Tote Bag the composition spare and absolutelyA male cardinal drops toward a snow covered pine, wings spread in landing, while a female forages below in the blue white shadow of the drifts. This 1987 watercolour is the image most people picture when they think of Glen Loates the red of the male against winter snow, the composition spare and absolutely certain. Nothing is wasted. The pine needles, the seed casings scattered on the snow, the shadow that gives the drift its dimension: every element