this meadow wildflower study is one of his most summery and evocative botanical works
The composition captures a specific Canadian moment — that brief overlap when the last of the fall colour and the first winter snow exist together
Glen's field notes are inscribed at the bottom of the painting: the species name in full
Glen's freshwater fish studies were as carefully grounded in field observation as his mammal and bird work — he fished Ontario lakes and rivers extensively and understood fish behaviour from the angler's perspective as well as the naturalist's
the orange-yellow throat a burst of warmth at the centre
Purple Hills — Gallery Canvas Wrap Color:Mirrored this meadow wildflower study isA hay field at harvest in late summer round bales in the foreground, the field gold brown and stubbled, a dense wall of hardwoods to the right, and behind the treeline a single purple hill under a building cloud. This coloured pencil landscape is one of Glen's most quietly Ontario compositions: the baled field, the summer hardwoods, the blue hill in the background it is a view from any number of back roads in Simcoe or Grey County, made specific by