Wooden Pond - Tote Bag Tote Bag this landscape is one of

this landscape is one of his finest western pieces

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife range extended well beyond the Canadian species he is best known for

where the same observational discipline he brought to wildlife was turned toward the wildflowers of the Ontario countryside he knew by foot and season

the muskie's anatomy rendered with the precision of an artist who had studied the species closely

making it a breathtaking representation of his artistic prowess

Wooden Pond - Tote Bag Tote Bag this landscape is one ofA still woodland pond in late summer the tannin dark water perfectly reflecting the surrounding trees, a single log crossing the foreground, the surface otherwise undisturbed. This is one of Glen's most minimal and atmospheric landscape compositions: no wildlife, no dramatic sky just the pond and its reflection, the specific quality of still dark water in a forested hollow. The painting demonstrates Glen's understanding of what makes a landscape