Moose — Gallery Canvas scarves his bird-and-botanical compositions in watercolour

his bird-and-botanical compositions in watercolour and coloured pencil are among the most technically accomplished and widely collected in his catalogue

the anatomical accuracy of the creeper's curved bill and stiffened tail feathers is a product of that discipline

Glen made working trips across the Canadian north and west throughout his career

the summer light

yellow eyes catching the viewer

Moose — Gallery Canvas scarves his bird-and-botanical compositions in watercolourA bull moose crashes through a river the massive body at full stride, water exploding from both sides, the palmate antlers still in velvet and already enormous. Glen's field notes at the lower left record the specimen: Alces alces andersoni, from Bon Echo, Frontenac district, Ontario, date October 6, 1939, acquired from the Department of Lands and Forests. The scientific context is part of the painting's identity this is a specific animal from a