White-tailed Deer — Framed Piece Oil Pastel the way the light breaks

the way the light breaks through behind the cloud: all of it is observed with the same discipline Glen brought to his animal subjects

neck extended

red and orange maples visible through the cedar trunks

the male's almost heraldic patterning that looks more designed than evolved

fostering a love and appreciation for wildlife in young readers

White-tailed Deer — Framed Piece Oil Pastel the way the light breaksA White tailed Deer at the forest edge the animal's autumn coat warm against the turning leaves behind it, the alert posture of a deer that has heard something and not yet decided whether to flee. This is one of Glen's most behaviorally precise deer studies: the specific posture of a deer in the moment of attention, ears forward, nostrils working, the weight shifted slightly onto the haunches in preparation for flight that may or may not come. Glen