Barn Swallows — Gallery Canvas Mammals which Glen used for compositions

which Glen used for compositions where he wanted warmth and softness without sacrificing detail

and this raccoon kit is one of the finest — the combination of charm and behavioral specificity that distinguishes his best work

A nanny Mountain Goat watches over three kids on a high rocky summit — the Cascade Mountains visible for hundreds of kilometres behind them

the squirrel on a branch just across

steep view of the cliffside and forest — tells you exactly how close to the rock he was sitting when he made it

Barn Swallows — Gallery Canvas Mammals which Glen used for compositionsThree barn swallows are caught mid hunt against a soft summer sky, mayflies rising on the breeze. Painting birds in flight is one of the hardest things in wildlife art most attempts feel either frozen or false. Glen solved it with watercolour, spending whole afternoons watching the swallows that nested near his Maple, Ontario studio, sketching the same wing positions over and over until the geometry of the dive became second nature. That patience