Cardinals on Rosehip Bush — Giclée on Paper Paper Type:Archival Matte Paper the starlings in the distance

the starlings in the distance are small but specific

northern and tropical environments

necks extended

and Glen was aware of that dimension when he painted it

the iridescent green head reflecting the light

Cardinals on Rosehip Bush — Giclée on Paper Paper Type:Archival Matte Paper the starlings in the distanceA male and female Cardinal on a bare rosehip bush in late autumn the dried berries dark and clustered, the branches lifted against a softly graded winter sky. The male's red is muted slightly by the cool light, the female's warmth rhyming with the russet of the remaining hips. It is a composition built on exactly the kind of restraint that separates this watercolour from decorative bird art: nothing is brightened beyond what the actual light would