Cedar Waxwings in Cherry Tree — Framed Piece Print Size:12.5" x 14" Executed in coloured pencil

Executed in coloured pencil

the composition spare and absolutely certain

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose work documenting Canadian wildlife spans five decades of international recognition

The Saw-whet's plumage is among the most complex in small owl taxonomy: the streaking pattern on the breast

The simplicity is deliberate — Glen stripped away everything except the animal and the few autumn elements that define its world

Cedar Waxwings in Cherry Tree — Framed Piece Print Size:12.5" x 14" Executed in coloured pencilCedar Waxwings feeding in a cherry tree multiple birds in various stages of landing, perching, and reaching for fruit, the red cherries brilliant against the turning autumn leaves. This is one of Glen's more complex multi bird compositions, the branches woven through the image at different planes, each bird placed with its own specific posture and intent. Waxwings were one of Glen's favourite subjects elegant, social birds whose behaviour in fruit