Northern Tribute — Gallery Canvas Cat the black stockings and white-tipped

the black stockings and white-tipped tail rendered with the same care as the body

Two Common Grackles in a tropical tree — one high on a branch singing

the unhurried purpose of two large predators following a trail they trust

the iridescent neck patch just visible

and Glen painted it with the authority of someone who had

Northern Tribute — Gallery Canvas Cat the black stockings and white-tippedA Canadian Shield island in a northern lake a single white pine bent by decades of prevailing wind, the lichen covered granite below it, the dark treeline of the mainland behind, a summer storm cloud building above. This is the iconic image of the Canadian Shield in its most distilled form: rock, pine, water, sky, and the particular light of a threatening afternoon in August. Glen worked in coloured pencil for this piece, and the medium is ideal for