Great-Horned Owl — Gallery Canvas Landscapes and coloured pencil — applying

and coloured pencil — applying a luminous green-and-gold background that lifts the figure off the page

A male Eastern Bluebird perches at the entrance of a hollow fence post

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

the gorget iridescent

Arrives ready for the wall

Great-Horned Owl — Gallery Canvas Landscapes and coloured pencil — applyingA Great Horned Owl perches on a pine branch turned slightly sideways, the yellow eye regarding the viewer with the absolute composure of the largest owl in North America. The plumage is painted with extraordinary care: the intricate barring of the breast feathers, the buff facial disc, the ear tufts lifted. The pine needles behind the owl are soft and secondary; the owl itself is completely present. Glen painted the Great Horned Owl across his career