Mourning Dove — Framed Piece Print Size:11" x 14" The rendering is exact: the

The rendering is exact: the grackle's iridescent plumage is suggested even in graphite through the careful modulation of tone

The Spotted Owl's large dark eyes

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The pastel background wash lifts the beaver off the page while keeping the mood quiet and unhurried

the cattail roots

Mourning Dove — Framed Piece Print Size:11" x 14" The rendering is exact: theA Mourning Dove nests among rhododendron branches the warm buff brown plumage pressed close to the ground, the iridescent neck patch just visible, the bird completely still in the specific stillness of an incubating bird. This 1986 watercolour is a study in patient attention: the dove is fully aware of the observer but committed to the nest. The rhododendron leaves and fallen petals are rendered with botanical precision. Glen observed nesting birds