Great-Horned Owl — Giclée on Paper aquatic the dried corn stalks providing

the dried corn stalks providing the vertical structure of the composition

The technical challenge in this piece is the grass nest — a hundred individual strands of dried grass

Glen worked in coloured pencil rather than watercolour for this Banff series

year after year

his wildflower paintings are among the most beloved in his catalogue

Great-Horned Owl — Giclée on Paper aquatic the dried corn stalks providingA Great Horned Owl perches on a pine branch turned slightly sideways, the yellow eye regarding the viewer with the absolute composure of the largest owl in North America. The plumage is painted with extraordinary care: the intricate barring of the breast feathers, the buff facial disc, the ear tufts lifted. The pine needles behind the owl are soft and secondary; the owl itself is completely present. Glen painted the Great Horned Owl across his career