Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife the particular blue of distant

the particular blue of distant hills under a July sky

The family is painted with the warm intimacy Glen brought to his mammal subjects: the kits' proportions exactly right

every muscle extended — a ruffed grouse feather still drifting in its wake to the left of the frame

This 1985 watercolour is deceptively simple: the duck is rendered with complete precision

the whole scene lit with the soft blue and gold of a northern morning

Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife the particular blue of distantTwo beavers one feeding, one stretched up to pull a willow branch closer caught in the soft light of a summer afternoon, surrounded by fireweed and aspen leaves. Glen made this watercolour at the height of his powers, when his technique was loose enough to feel atmospheric and tight enough to render every individual hair on the beaver's coat. Of course Canada's national animal would attract him. Glen worked from sketches and observation done over