Garter Snake and Grasshopper — Framed Piece Frame:Black He is a member of

He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose bird-and-botanical compositions are among the most beloved in his catalogue

the upper petals — is present for those who look

The watercolour is tight and confident

The Eastern White Pine — Ontario's provincial tree and one of the most iconic trees in the Canadian landscape — receives here the same detailed attention Glen gave his wildlife subjects

Glen's spring wildflower compositions are among his most joyful works — the combination of botanical precision and emotional warmth that comes from painting a subject he loved at the season he loved it

Garter Snake and Grasshopper — Framed Piece Frame:Black He is a member ofA garter snake strikes upward at a grasshopper in mid flight the snake's body coiled on a sandy bank, the yellow striped scales rendered scale by scale, the mouth open wide, the grasshopper's wings spread at the moment of attempted escape. This is one of Glen's earliest known works, signed 1963, and it already demonstrates the observational discipline that would define his career: the snake's anatomy is exact, the grasshopper's wing venation visible.