Chipmunk and Acorns — Gallery Canvas square-scarf The Trumpet Vine is co-evolved

The Trumpet Vine is co-evolved with hummingbirds

is itself a major achievement in the painting

Glen painted roadside wildflower communities — the mixed-species assemblages that grow along Ontario back roads in July — with the awareness of someone who had stopped to look at them carefully

A Cooper's Hawk perches on a dead oak branch

It is also one of his most celebrated watercolours — the medium he is most known for

Chipmunk and Acorns — Gallery Canvas square-scarf The Trumpet Vine is co-evolvedA single chipmunk on a fallen oak leaf, cheeks not yet stuffed, regarding the viewer with one bright eye while an acorn sits at its feet. The simplicity is deliberate Glen stripped away everything except the animal and the few autumn elements that define its world. The watercolour is tight and confident, the chipmunk's striped coat rendered with the fine brush control that made his small mammal studies exceptional. Glen had a particular affection for