Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Framed Piece Mat:Black This 1993 watercolour catches the

This 1993 watercolour catches the heron in the most difficult moment: the transition from stillness to flight

the columnar stamen

and Glen gave the subject the treatment it deserves — the maple canopy rendered in the fresh spring green that best sets off the scarlet plumage

This 1987 watercolour is an exercise in the particular challenge of painting white animals in white settings: the hares are visible only through their shadows

This 1987 watercolour is a study in the dramatic sexual dimorphism of the species: the male's crest is one of the most theatrical displays in North American waterfowl

Ruby Crowned Kinglet — Framed Piece Mat:Black This 1993 watercolour catches theTwo Ruby crowned Kinglets on a hemlock branch one with the ruby crown patch just visible, both rendered with the fine brush precision that the species demands. The Ruby crowned Kinglet is one of Canada's smallest songbirds, a bird easily overlooked in the field but extraordinarily detailed up close. This 1987 watercolour shows Glen at his finest in the small bird genre: the kinglets are exactly the right size relative to the hemlock branches, the