Fawn — Giclée on Paper Vertical but no less carefully observed

but no less carefully observed

his early May scenes

Glen Loates is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose wildlife studies document the full complexity of predator-prey relationships in the Canadian landscape

A White-tailed Deer at the forest edge — the animal's autumn coat warm against the turning leaves behind it

Ontario across his career

Fawn — Giclée on Paper Vertical but no less carefully observedA whitetail fawn lies curled in a spring forest clearing white spots vivid on its rust red coat, the large dark eye completely trusting, trilliums and violets around it. This is the painting that defines the fawn in Canadian wildlife art: the animal perfectly still, perfectly camouflaged against the dappled forest floor, placed in the specific botanical world of an Ontario May morning with botanical precision. The trillium Ontario's provincial flower