Hawkweed — Framed Piece Oil the apex predator of the

the apex predator of the Canadian night forest

This 1987 watercolour is a study in the dramatic sexual dimorphism of the species: the male's crest is one of the most theatrical displays in North American waterfowl

Her reflection meets her own gaze in the still water

and the choice serves the subject well: the layered pencil marks build the mountain's geological surface texture in a way wet media cannot

Hawkweed — Framed Piece Oil the apex predator of theOrange Hawkweed against a luminous green summer meadow the flowers vivid and almost diffuse at the edges, the green of the surrounding grasses building through layered marks toward the yellow gold of the centre. A honeybee is just visible at the top. This 1964 painting is one of Glen's most atmospheric and painterly early works: the botanical subject treated with an impressionistic freedom that became rarer as his technique matured. Hawkweed was one