# Goldfinches on Thistle — Gallery Canvas

Three goldfinches work through a thistle patch — a male feeding on a spent seedhead at left, a second male perched on the right, a female arriving from above with wings still open. The thistle is rendered with the botanical precision Glen brought to all his plant subjects: the spiny bracts, the purple bloom, the white-plumed seeds drifting into the composition from the milkweed at left. This 1988 watercolour is more complex than the earlier single-bird study, the composition building from the plant upward through the three birds.

Glen's goldfinch paintings are among his most accessible and warmly regarded — the subject is familiar to anyone who has spent a summer afternoon in an Ontario field, and Glen painted it with the authority of someone who had. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts whose bird watercolours have been collected across North America for five decades.

Reproduced on premium archival canvas using our giclée process, then gallery-wrapped on a 1.5" wood frame. Arrives ready to hang — no framing required.

## Details

- **Price:** 111.0 USD - 304.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Pixels
- **Type:** Canvas Print
- **Tags:** Birds, Canada, Canvas Prints, Enhanced, For her, not-on-sale, Vertical

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| 12" x 14" / Black / Matte | 111.00 USD | In stock |
| 12" x 14" / White / Matte | 111.00 USD | In stock |
| 13.5" x 16" / Black / Matte | 137.00 USD | In stock |
| 13.5" x 16" / White / Matte | 137.00 USD | In stock |
| 17" x 20" / Black / Matte | 165.00 USD | In stock |
| 17" x 20" / White / Matte | 165.00 USD | In stock |
| 20.5" x 24" / Black / Matte | 193.00 USD | In stock |
| 20.5" x 24" / White / Matte | 193.00 USD | In stock |
| 26" x 30" / Black / Matte | 246.00 USD | In stock |
| 26" x 30" / White / Matte | 246.00 USD | In stock |
| 31" x 36" / Black / Matte | 304.00 USD | In stock |
| 31" x 36" / White / Matte | 304.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates
- Goldfinches on Thistle - Canvas Print | Artwork by Glen Loates

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> Source: [The Glen Loates Gallery](https://glenloates.com/products/goldfinches-on-thistle-canvas-print)
> Updated: 2026-06-06