Northern Tribute — Giclée on Paper Print Size:10" x 5.5" the colours overlapping and layering

the colours overlapping and layering as they do in an actual Ontario forest in October

A Phalaenopsis orchid — two blooms open on an arching stem

the dark anthers forming the pointed tip that gives the flower its name — while the surrounding space dissolves into a rich green haze

The pomegranate flower is one of the most architecturally interesting botanical subjects Glen chose — the leathery calyx

This painting does not soften the grizzly: it is big

Northern Tribute — Giclée on Paper Print Size:10" x 5.5" the colours overlapping and layeringA Canadian Shield island in a northern lake a single white pine bent by decades of prevailing wind, the lichen covered granite below it, the dark treeline of the mainland behind, a summer storm cloud building above. This is the iconic image of the Canadian Shield in its most distilled form: rock, pine, water, sky, and the particular light of a threatening afternoon in August. Glen worked in coloured pencil for this piece, and the medium is ideal for