Saddleback — Gallery Canvas Tote Bag Glen's botanical studies demanded the

Glen's botanical studies demanded the same field discipline as his wildlife work — close observation

The world's smallest owl perches on a saguaro cactus in full bloom — the bird compact and round-eyed among the cactus spines

the red eye against the dark head: all of it rendered with the disciplined affection of a naturalist who loved his subject

Glen observed and documented exactly these kinds of interspecies encounters — not the obvious drama of predator and prey but the quieter negotiations of species sharing territory

the whole scene lit with the soft blue and gold of a northern morning

Saddleback — Gallery Canvas Tote Bag Glen's botanical studies demanded theA winter view through birches and spruces toward a distant saddleback mountain the foreground trees dark against the snow, the middle ground forest a deep blue purple, the snow filled valley and mountain visible in the far distance. This 1992 coloured pencil landscape is one of Glen's most layered winter compositions: the depth is achieved through the atmospheric progression from warm toned foreground trees through cool mid distance forest to the blue