Glier’s work is both new and original and yet deeply rooted in tradition and inspired by artistic predecessors. He relishes “the continuity of one generation of artists to the next,” learning from artists that came before him that knit together the cultural fabric.7 Da Vinci is a foundational influence for Glier, especially in annotating his compositions and the keeping of notebooks. At various junctures, different artists have greatly informed his practice, as wide-ranging as Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Marsden Hartley, and Frederic Church, but in the Field Notes, of particular importance in shaping his ideas were Charles Burchfield (fig.4), John Cage, and Sol Lewitt.
Charles Burchfield, Sultry Vista, 1960, watercolor, charcoal and conte crayon on paper: 10 1/2 x 17 inches, private collection, MD (Fig.4)