Barn Swallows — Gallery Canvas Mammals the snow driving horizontally

the snow driving horizontally

which Glen used for compositions where he wanted warmth and softness without sacrificing detail

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and this raccoon kit is one of the finest — the combination of charm and behavioral specificity that distinguishes his best work

the squirrel on a branch just across

Barn Swallows — Gallery Canvas Mammals the snow driving horizontallyThree barn swallows are caught mid hunt against a soft summer sky, mayflies rising on the breeze. Painting birds in flight is one of the hardest things in wildlife art most attempts feel either frozen or false. Glen solved it with watercolour, spending whole afternoons watching the swallows that nested near his Maple, Ontario studio, sketching the same wing positions over and over until the geometry of the dive became second nature. That patience