Northern Tribute — Framed Piece detailed this pheasant portrait is one

this pheasant portrait is one of his most formally accomplished bird works

The gnarled oak branch is as carefully observed as the bird itself

not from fighting against it

The bushy ringed tail is raised

admiring observation

Northern Tribute — Framed Piece detailed this pheasant portrait is oneA 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