Garter Snake and Grasshopper — Framed Piece Frame:Black The watercolour is tight and

The watercolour is tight and confident

the cygnets' grey a perfect tonal bridge between the white adults and the dark water

radar-eared attention of young predators learning to pay attention

the upper petals — is present for those who look

Glen's young-animal compositions are among the most beloved in his catalogue

Garter Snake and Grasshopper — Framed Piece Frame:Black The watercolour is tight andA garter snake strikes upward at a grasshopper in mid flight the snake's body coiled on a sandy bank, the yellow striped scales rendered scale by scale, the mouth open wide, the grasshopper's wings spread at the moment of attempted escape. This is one of Glen's earliest known works, signed 1963, and it already demonstrates the observational discipline that would define his career: the snake's anatomy is exact, the grasshopper's wing venation visible.