A Snow Leopard cub rests on a rocky ledge, surrounded by alpine daisies — the cub's extraordinary spotted coat rendered with precise attention, the rosette pattern of a species Glen would have studied both from photographs and from specimens. The grey-blue mountain rock, the white daisies, the pale spotted coat of the cub: the painting is built from a palette of greys, whites, and pale blues that suits the high-altitude habitat perfectly.

Snow Leopards inhabit one of the most remote and inaccessible territories of any large cat, and Glen painted this cub with the disciplined imagination of a naturalist working from careful research. The daisies provide not just botanical interest but a sense of the alpine summer — the brief season when the high Himalayan slopes bloom. Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife range extended well beyond the Canadian species he is best known for.

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.