Wood Ducks — Framed Piece Mat:White this is one of his

this is one of his most emblematic and painterly landscape works

the intricate white facial pattern

This is the perfect mutualism made visible: the columbine evolved its long red spur specifically for the long bill of the hummingbird

The wildflower above them

Glen's willingness to study and paint species from outside his home territory reflects a scientific discipline that extended beyond nationalism: he painted the species that interested him

Wood Ducks — Framed Piece Mat:White this is one of hisWood Ducks the male's extraordinary breeding plumage one of the most complex and beautiful of any North American waterfowl rendered with the precision the species demands. The iridescent green and purple of the head, the intricate white facial pattern, the chestnut breast, the golden flanks: all of it is there in Glen's watercolour, each colour zone placed exactly where it falls on the actual bird. The Wood Duck is among the most technically