Loon in Calm Blue Waters — Giclée on Paper Print Size:14" x 10" Glen Loates is a member

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife studies have been collected worldwide for over five decades

his waterfowl paintings are prized in collections across North America

A still beaver pond opens onto a horizon of wine-coloured hills

This is not a North American subject: the Purple Heron is a European and African species

This is Glen at his most intimate — the subject small enough to sit in your palm

Loon in Calm Blue Waters — Giclée on Paper Print Size:14" x 10" Glen Loates is a memberA Common Loon with two chicks riding on its back the parent's brilliant summer plumage rendered in full detail, the two grey chicks still downy and round, both looking outward in different directions. The coloured pencil medium gives the piece a warmth that suits the subject: this is a family portrait, and the atmosphere is soft and intimate. The blue water surrounds them in a haze of atmosphere. This image is one of the most immediately moving in