Cottontail Run — Framed Piece Mat:Black Copyright Date: 1984 Folio

Copyright Date: 1984 Folio

the bird completely still in the specific stillness of an incubating bird

This 1985 watercolour places the bird in a gnarled orchard apple tree

or a day's belongings — and beautiful enough to carry the conversation

the other reaching for a fat blue berry

Cottontail Run — Framed Piece Mat:Black Copyright Date: 1984 FolioA winter lane recedes into the distance under bare elms and pines, the ruts frozen, the verges deep in snow and there, in the middle of the road, a cottontail rabbit sitting perfectly still, caught between one bound and the next. The landscape fills almost the entire canvas; the rabbit is small, the country large. The red berries on the bare branches to the right are the painting's only warm accent. This is Glen working as a landscape painter who