Black Bear Cubs - Glen Loates - Vintage 1975 Original Painting Signed

Glen Loates (born 1945) is a famous Canadian Artist who paints wildlife and landscapes in a naturalistic style. His work has been featured in several publications, including GEO, Time, and Reader's Digest"
He is a self-taught artist whose professional career began at the age of 11, when he designed the Canadian Cancer Society's daffodil and won the Royal Philatelic Award for Canada's first full-colour postage stamp, the "Gray Jay".
He is the first Canadian artist to be represented at the White House when he presented President Reagan, his painting "The Bald Eagle" in the oval office. His Royal Highness Prince Philip, and The Duke of Edinburgh are amongst many of the high-profile private collectors of Glen's work.
Glen's work was exhibited at many prominent museums, such as The Royal Ontario Museum, The Alexander Koenig Museum, and The British Museum, to name a few.
In 1982, the former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau arranged for Loates to meet with US President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office to present his painting, The Bald Eagle to the American people on behalf of Canada. The framed watercolor painting measured 127 by 152 centimeters, (50 by 60 inches), full of life and extremely detailed.
Loates' paintings have been gifted to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau, he has also designed a number of coins for the Royal Canadian Mint.

His popularity grew considerably in the 1980's