Wooden Pond — Bag Original and Glen brought exactly that

and Glen brought exactly that

the whole scene is painted from the window of Glen's Maple

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose large mammal studies are among the most powerful in Canadian wildlife art

and the precision of the hovering bird's wing position shows the depth of that observation

The male's head is rendered in full colour detail at top

Wooden Pond — Bag Original and Glen brought exactly thatA still woodland pond in late summer the tannin dark water perfectly reflecting the surrounding trees, a single log crossing the foreground, the surface otherwise undisturbed. This is one of Glen's most minimal and atmospheric landscape compositions: no wildlife, no dramatic sky just the pond and its reflection, the specific quality of still dark water in a forested hollow. The painting demonstrates Glen's understanding of what makes a landscape