A Brush With Life Original Glen worked from sketches and

Glen worked from sketches and observation done over multiple seasons at active beaver lodges in Ontario

and coloured pencil — applying a luminous green-and-gold background that lifts the figure off the page

The Pileated's brilliant red crest and bold black-and-white markings are rendered with the precision the species demands

The larger male leads

watching the viewer from between hanging vines and broad tropical leaves still wet with rain

A Brush With Life Original Glen worked from sketches andThe works of Canadian artist Glen Loates are celebrated in this compilation of nature and wildlife paintings, which reflect the artist's body of work produced between 1977 and 1983. A Brush With Life explores Loates's process behind each piece, as well as the artist's own insight into his art and the lives of his subjects. Artist: Glen Loates Text: Glen Warner Hardcover with dust jacket. 157 Illustrations, 86 in full colour Plates (illustrator). First