Bohemian Waxwing — Gallery Canvas Enhanced Glen Loates began his professional

Glen Loates began his professional career at age eleven designing a daffodil for the Canadian Cancer Society

no distracting background

The water column above them is rendered with the translucency of a clean mountain river

and Glen was aware of that dimension when he painted it

the anatomy recorded with precision

Bohemian Waxwing — Gallery Canvas Enhanced Glen Loates began his professionalThree Bohemian Waxwings descend on a berry laden branch one upside down reaching for a cluster, one spreading wings for balance, one regarding the viewer with the sidelong composure of a bird that knows exactly what it is doing. The berries are red against olive grey foliage, the birds' yellow tail tips and crimson wing markings catching the light. This is a composition that rewards looking: the more time you spend with it, the more movement and