Into The Shallows — Gallery Canvas Canvas Finish:Matte young aspen

young aspen

one of Glen's western series

in the garden

and notice at once what has changed

is itself a major achievement in the painting

Into The Shallows — Gallery Canvas Canvas Finish:Matte young aspenA Mallard drake wades into the shallows at the edge of a lake the water so clear that the sandy bottom and the duck's feet are both visible. This 1985 watercolour is deceptively simple: the duck is rendered with complete precision, but what makes the painting extraordinary is the water. Glen captured the way a shallow lake edge holds colour from the sky above and the sand below simultaneously, the ripple patterns on the surface suggesting movement