A bull moose crashes through a river — the massive body at full stride, water exploding from both sides, the palmate antlers still in velvet and already enormous. Glen's field notes at the lower left record the specimen: Alces alces andersoni, from Bon Echo, Frontenac district, Ontario, date October 6, 1939, acquired from the Department of Lands and Forests. The scientific context is part of the painting's identity — this is a specific animal from a specific place and time, painted with the authority of someone who studied the actual specimen.

The moose in motion is among the most technically demanding of Canadian wildlife subjects: the massive body at full gallop, the water dynamics, the antlers and head position all had to be exactly right. Glen got them right. Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose large mammal studies are among the most technically accomplished in Canadian wildlife art.

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose work has been collected internationally for over five decades. Each bag is printed to gallery standards and built to carry the conversation wherever you go.