Cardinals — Framed Piece Frame:White Drawing was the foundation on

Drawing was the foundation on which all of Glen's painting rested

He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose bird watercolours have been collected internationally for over five decades

Glen brought the same anatomical precision to the Meadowlark as to his Ontario birds

the specific quality of still dark water in a forested hollow

the large dark eye completely trusting

Cardinals — Framed Piece Frame:White Drawing was the foundation onA male and female Cardinal in a summer linden the male's red luminous against the fresh green foliage, the female's warm brown orange blending more carefully with the surrounding leaves. This is a summer watercolour, painted when Glen could observe the cardinals that frequented the trees near his Ontario studio, the leaves still full and the light falling soft through the canopy. Cardinals in summer present a different challenge than the winter