Violet — Bag Size:18" x 18" This desert subject demonstrates how

This desert subject demonstrates how completely his methodology transferred: the same close observation from specimens and the field

the background dissolved to a soft blue

his bird-and-botanical compositions in watercolour and coloured pencil are among the most technically accomplished and widely collected in his catalogue

his graphite wildlife portraits are among the finest in the Canadian tradition

the composition spare and completely assured

Violet — Bag Size:18" x 18" This desert subject demonstrates howA violet the simple five petalled wildflower of Ontario's spring forest floor rendered in watercolour with the careful attention Glen brought to all his botanical subjects. The violet's specific anatomy the lowest petal with its nectar guide, the lateral petals with their basal hairs, the upper petals is present for those who look, while the composition as a whole carries the warmth and freshness of early spring in an Ontario forest. The violet