Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Bag Framed Prints the sky holding just enough

the sky holding just enough reflected light to distinguish cloud from clear

the long hind legs

a cottontail rabbit sitting perfectly still

This watercolour is one of his most powerful compositions for exactly that reason

the other reaching for a fat blue berry

Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Bag Framed Prints the sky holding just enoughTwo 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