Hawkweed — Framed Piece Oil This 1987 watercolour is a

This 1987 watercolour is a study in the dramatic sexual dimorphism of the species: the male's crest is one of the most theatrical displays in North American waterfowl

an artist's working sketchbook made beautiful

front paws tucked

the light filtering through bare branches above

the whole composition suggesting movement and altitude without a single distracting element

Hawkweed — Framed Piece Oil This 1987 watercolour is aOrange Hawkweed against a luminous green summer meadow the flowers vivid and almost diffuse at the edges, the green of the surrounding grasses building through layered marks toward the yellow gold of the centre. A honeybee is just visible at the top. This 1964 painting is one of Glen's most atmospheric and painterly early works: the botanical subject treated with an impressionistic freedom that became rarer as his technique matured. Hawkweed was one