Spotted Owl — Framed Piece Mammals the purple bloom

the purple bloom

neck extended

and the loose gestural marks that suggest ice-encrusted branches without labouring them

The martin house — that very human addition to the summer yard — sits in the painting as a promise: the martins will return

Spotted Owl — Framed Piece Mammals the purple bloomA Spotted Owl the old growth specialist, the forest interior bird perched in the dim light of a dense conifer wood. The Spotted Owl's large dark eyes, adapted for low light hunting, and its rich brown and white spotted plumage are rendered with the same careful attention Glen brought to all his owl subjects. The forest setting deep shadow, old growth character is part of the painting's meaning as well as its composition. The Spotted Owl carries