Official Gallery of Canadian Wildlife Artist Glen Loates R.C.A.

Official Gallery of Canadian Wildlife Artist Glen Loates R.C.A.

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Glen Loates in the studio using animal skins as reference while painting owels

Glen Loates in the studio using animal skins as reference.

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Glen Loates in the Oval Office presenting his Bald Eagle painting to Ronald Reagan.

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Living With Wildlife Art

Living With Wildlife Art

Where a piece goes is the second question. The first is which animal, and why. Notes on choosing, scale, grouping, and one idea borrowed from a collector.
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Why Some of the Old Ones Faded

Why Some of the Old Ones Faded

Some Glen Loates works from the 1970s and 80s have faded. Here is what caused it, what changed, and how to tell in fifteen seconds which kind you own.
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Hanging a Work of Art

Hanging a Work of Art

Height, light, humidity and fixings. What actually matters when you put a work on the wall, and the one mistake that causes permanent damage.
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Glen Loates in his studio in 1979, holding a boreal owl study skin at eye level in his right hand while drawing with his left, a wall of owl studies pinned in front of him

The Bird Skin and the Brush

A photograph from 1979 shows Glen Loates holding a boreal owl inches from his drawing. The story behind a discipline almost no one practises now.
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The Evolution of Loates' Signature: Why Did It Change Over Time? | The Glen Loates Gallery

The Evolution of Loates' Signature: Why Did It Change Over Time?

Over the course of an artist's career, their signature will change many times. The changes can be subtle or drastic, but they all serve a purpose. For instance, Canadian artist Glen Loates is best known for his depictions of Canadian wildlife and landscapes. His earlier work features a simple signature consisting of his initials, "GL."
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The Story Behind the Royal Canadian Mint Juno Coin, Designed by Glen Loates | The Glen Loates Gallery

The Boots Were New

The Mint told Glen Loates exactly what to draw for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. What he brought to it was the boot.
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Revisiting Glen Loates’ 1985 exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum | The Glen Loates Gallery

The Museum That Let Him In

The Ontario College of Art turned him down: not enough academic credits, and nothing they could teach him. What he had instead was a museum, and twenty years later it gave him a solo show.
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