Saw-Whet Owl — Framed Piece square-scarf its bill already stained

its bill already stained

the way the light breaks through behind the cloud: all of it is observed with the same discipline Glen brought to his animal subjects

the composition building from the plant upward through the three birds

This is the unenhanced version of the subject — the original watercolour study without the luminous pastel background of the Enhanced edition

Saw-Whet Owl — Framed Piece square-scarf its bill already stainedA Saw whet Owl in close portrait one of the smallest owls in North America, its round head and outsized yellow eyes filling the frame, the brown and white streaked plumage rendered with the fine brush patience that this tiny bird demands. The Saw whet's expression wide eyed, slightly startled looking even when completely calm is part of what makes it one of the most frequently depicted owls in wildlife art. Glen captured that quality without