Loon with Young — Framed Piece Print Size:16" x 13.5" It is what is actually

It is what is actually there

Glen solved it with watercolour

Glen's willingness to study and paint species from outside his home territory reflects a scientific discipline that extended beyond nationalism: he painted the species that interested him

the other hanging below among the broad leaves

each one rendered with complete anatomical accuracy

Loon with Young — Framed Piece Print Size:16" x 13.5" It is what is actuallyA Common Loon at the nest the adult in full breeding plumage, two grey chicks at the water's edge beside the nest, the reflection of the loon's iridescent head visible in the still shallows. This 1985 watercolour is a more intimate and habitat specific composition than the open water loon paintings: the nest location, the cattail roots, the lily pads at lower right all precisely observed. The adult's reflection in the water, including the red eye