Brown Creeper — Giclée on Paper feathers A winter valley view from

A winter valley view from an elevated vantage — forested ridges receding into a purple-grey cloud bank

where he spent decades watching exactly this kind of traffic at exactly this kind of feeder

This is a composition that rewards looking: the more time you spend with it

The Spotted Owl carries ecological significance beyond its beauty: it is an indicator species for old-growth forest health

This is the iconic image of the Canadian Shield in its most distilled form: rock

Brown Creeper — Giclée on Paper feathers A winter valley view fromA Brown Creeper works its way down a massive cedar trunk the bird almost invisible against the deeply furrowed bark, exactly as nature intended. This is the challenge Glen set himself: to paint a bird whose entire survival strategy is camouflage, without making it disappear from the painting. He solved it by rendering the bark with such meticulous attention to colour and texture that the creeper's subtle plumage becomes legible by contrast. Signed and