A still woodland pond in late summer — the tannin-dark water perfectly reflecting the surrounding trees, a single log crossing the foreground, the surface otherwise undisturbed. This is one of Glen's most minimal and atmospheric landscape compositions: no wildlife, no dramatic sky — just the pond and its reflection, the specific quality of still dark water in a forested hollow.
The painting demonstrates Glen's understanding of what makes a landscape painting work without an animal subject: the composition itself must carry the weight, and the quality of the reflected light must be sufficiently compelling. Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts; this quiet woodland pond landscape is one of his most meditative and purely atmospheric works.
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.
