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

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

regarding the viewer with one bright eye while an acorn sits at its feet

Queen Anne's Lace and chicory in a summer meadow — the white umbels of the carrot flower at different stages of opening and closing

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose observational range was wider than any other Canadian wildlife artist of his generation

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