Loon with Young — Framed Piece Print Size:16" x 13.5" Glen's willingness to study and

Glen's willingness to study and paint species from outside his home territory reflects a scientific discipline that extended beyond nationalism: he painted the species that interested him

surrounded by fireweed and aspen leaves

It is what is actually there

He observed them across seasons and painted them with the detail of a naturalist and the eye of a painter

the sky and ground barely differentiated in the white-out quality of a true northern storm

Loon with Young — Framed Piece Print Size:16" x 13.5" Glen's willingness to study andA Common Loon at the nest the adult in full breeding plumage, two grey chicks at the water's edge beside the nest, the reflection of the loon's iridescent head visible in the still shallows. This 1985 watercolour is a more intimate and habitat specific composition than the open water loon paintings: the nest location, the cattail roots, the lily pads at lower right all precisely observed. The adult's reflection in the water, including the red eye