Cardinals — Framed Piece Frame:White the large dark eye completely

the large dark eye completely trusting

with its olive back

Drawing was the foundation on which all of Glen's painting rested

confident touch that gives this piece its unusual quality

the rush grasses below suggesting the wetland without cluttering the image

Cardinals — Framed Piece Frame:White the large dark eye completelyA male and female Cardinal in a summer linden the male's red luminous against the fresh green foliage, the female's warm brown orange blending more carefully with the surrounding leaves. This is a summer watercolour, painted when Glen could observe the cardinals that frequented the trees near his Ontario studio, the leaves still full and the light falling soft through the canopy. Cardinals in summer present a different challenge than the winter