Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife every muscle extended — a

every muscle extended — a ruffed grouse feather still drifting in its wake to the left of the frame

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose bird watercolours have been collected internationally for over five decades

pink lateral band

the particular blue of distant hills under a July sky

Beavers — Framed Piece Wildlife every muscle extended — aTwo beavers one feeding, one stretched up to pull a willow branch closer caught in the soft light of a summer afternoon, surrounded by fireweed and aspen leaves. Glen made this watercolour at the height of his powers, when his technique was loose enough to feel atmospheric and tight enough to render every individual hair on the beaver's coat. Of course Canada's national animal would attract him. Glen worked from sketches and observation done over