Brown Trout — Framed Piece Mat:Black investigating the noise

investigating the noise

further enhancing the artwork's depth and vibrancy

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife range extended across North America

There is nowhere for technique to hide in a pencil work of this scale

his goose and waterfowl compositions span the full breadth of Canada's geography

Brown Trout — Framed Piece Mat:Black investigating the noiseA Brown Trout breaks the surface in pursuit of a dry fly the fish suspended mid leap, its spotted flank catching the warm amber light that saturates the water below. Glen painted this early in his career, in 1969, and already the signature qualities are fully formed: the dissolving edge of the watercolour wash, the concentrated precision at the centre, the sense of a moment caught rather than constructed. The golden amber wash that surrounds the fish