Spring Magic — Framed Piece Frame:Black This graphite pencil study

This graphite pencil study

The coloured pencil rendering gives the kitten's spotted coat a warmth and softness that suits the subject perfectly

The composition is low and horizontal

the overall composition atmospheric rather than botanical

the field gold-brown and stubbled

Spring Magic — Framed Piece Frame:Black This graphite pencil studyA spring woodland scene the first wildflowers of the Ontario season emerging through the leaf litter, the light filtering through bare branches above, the whole composition breathing with the specific quality of early May in a mixed hardwood forest. This is the season Glen observed most closely across his career: the brief window when Trilliums, Trout Lilies, Hepatica, and Spring Beauty all bloom together before the canopy closes. Glen's spring