Northern Tribute — Gallery Canvas Cat Just two birds and the

Just two birds and the post that holds their life together

the iridescent neck patch just visible

their industriousness

A Snow Leopard cub rests on a rocky ledge

the unhurried purpose of two large predators following a trail they trust

Northern Tribute — Gallery Canvas Cat Just two birds and theA 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