Saw-Whet Owl in Maple Tree — Framed Piece Square the concentrated precision at the

the concentrated precision at the centre

perch position

this 2004 botanical is among his most refined and most recent botanical studies

field observation

this remains one of his most beloved and accessible subjects

Saw-Whet Owl in Maple Tree — Framed Piece Square the concentrated precision at theA Saw whet Owl perched in a maple in autumn the tiny owl surrounded by turning maple leaves, some still green, some gold, some already brown and falling, the bird completely still and watching from the cover the leaves provide. This is one of Glen's most painterly owl compositions: the leaves are given as much weight as the bird, the composition requiring the viewer to find the owl within the autumn foliage rather than having it presented front and