Wood Ducks — Framed Piece Mat:White the proportions not yet resolved

the proportions not yet resolved into adult form

The rhododendron leaves and fallen petals are rendered with botanical precision

this is one of his most emblematic and painterly landscape works

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

This loon portrait carries the weight of all that association — Glen painted it as someone who had heard that call on Ontario lakes from childhood

Wood Ducks — Framed Piece Mat:White the proportions not yet resolvedWood Ducks the male's extraordinary breeding plumage one of the most complex and beautiful of any North American waterfowl rendered with the precision the species demands. The iridescent green and purple of the head, the intricate white facial pattern, the chestnut breast, the golden flanks: all of it is there in Glen's watercolour, each colour zone placed exactly where it falls on the actual bird. The Wood Duck is among the most technically