Black Eyed Susan — Framed Piece Frame:Black and Glen gave the subject

and Glen gave the subject the treatment it deserves — the maple canopy rendered in the fresh spring green that best sets off the scarlet plumage

the reflection of the loon's iridescent head visible in the still shallows

the distinctive hand-like forepaws: all are rendered with the care of someone who has observed the living animal closely

Glen studied wolves extensively

the pose specific rather than idealized

Black Eyed Susan — Framed Piece Frame:Black and Glen gave the subjectA field of Black Eyed Susans caught at the height of summer the yellow so saturated it pushes back against the pale background, the dark centres anchoring each bloom. This is one of Glen's botanical studies, where the same observational discipline he brought to wildlife was turned toward the wildflowers of the Ontario countryside he knew by foot and season. Glen Loates began his professional career at age eleven designing a daffodil for the Canadian