Chipmunk and Woodland Blue Butterfly Enhanced - Original Print Size:13" x 14" and the landscape behind the

and the landscape behind the landing geese carries the open quality of the northern Alberta river valley: wider sky

drawn back to it by the same quality that makes it Canada's most iconic bird: the combination of extraordinary beauty and the haunting call that defines summer in the Canadian north for anyone who has spent time on a lake

the eyes already carrying the focus of a predator even when the body still carries the softness of youth

the light filtering through bare branches above

A summer afternoon at Drag Lake — the viewer placed among the trees on the bank

Chipmunk and Woodland Blue Butterfly Enhanced - Original Print Size:13" x 14" and the landscape behind the"Chipmunk and Woodland Blue Butterfly" is a remastered work by the renowned Canadian artist Glen Loates R. C. A. Drawing from an existing print originally painted in watercolours, Loates has brilliantly employed soft pastels to infuse atmospheric colours into the background. To accentuate the exquisite details of the wildlife subjects, he utilized coloured pencils, further enhancing the artwork's depth and vibrancy. As a self taught artist of