Hummingbirds And Hibiscus — Giclée on Paper Landscapes this early botanical is one

this early botanical is one of his most distinctive and beloved wildflower works

but the same fundamental discipline applies

Glen worked in coloured pencil for this piece

the yellow eyes

the specific venation

Hummingbirds And Hibiscus — Giclée on Paper Landscapes this early botanical is oneTwo Ruby throated Hummingbirds at a hibiscus one hovering before an open bloom below, the other perched on a stem above watching. The hibiscus flower is painted with the botanical completeness Glen brought to all his plant subjects: the soft salmon pink of the petals, the columnar stamen, the hibiscus leaves with their insect damage intact. The hummingbirds are painted at different scales the hovering bird farther away, smaller; the perched bird close