I have always been fascinated by wild things, but bears in particular fill me with a curious sense of wonder and delight mixed with dread. Living in a mountain community, there are many opportunities to see them, and when summer rolls around and the tourists stream through our community, I am always reminded of the excitement I felt (and still feel) while on holidays in years past, with the possibility of a bear sighting always around the next bend in the road or trail. Painting bears allows me to both relax and have fun with paint-and colour! I love to paint them as portraits with an almost human-like quality and connection to the viewer.
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My very first bear: Grizzly - 4"X4", acrylic on paper 2008
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Soon I began sketching more bears. From left: Black Bear, Sitting Grizzly (both acrylic on paper), Grizzly Bear- acrylic on canvas.
The painting then began in earnest in 2013, focusing on faces and then beginning to explore environments to use as context.
2013
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"Roadside Attraction" 6"X20" acrylic on canvas 2013
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"Cedar Bear"
12"X24", acrylic on canvas
2013
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"Yo Bear"
10"X30", acrylic on canvas 2013 SOLD
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"Very Wet Bear"
10"X20", acrylic on canvas 2013 SOLD
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2014
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"Bear Gaze" 20"X20" acrylic on canvas, 2014
"Upstream Bounty" 15"X30" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2014 SOLD
"Catch and Release...Not." 15"X30" acrylic on canvas, 2014 (framed) SOLD
"Bears of a Feather" 15"x30"
acrylic on canvas, 2014
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"Wary Bears" 18"x24" acrylic on canvas, 2014. SOLD
"Midnight Blue" 16"X40" acrylic on canvas, 2014. SOLD
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"Up there Bear" 12"x36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2014 SOLD
2015
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"Bear Interrupted" 24"X36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015. Framed in barn wood SOLD
"Winter's Eve" 24"X36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015. SOLD
"Flurry" 12"X16" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015. SOLD
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"Haven"
36"X36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015
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"Evening Bath" 30"X40" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015 SOLD
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"Surprise Visit"
24"X30" acrylic on canvas, 2015.
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2016
"Grey Wolf" 12"x24" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Bison" 18"x24" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Reverie" 18"x24" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Eye Spy" 24"x36" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
"Backyard Bear" 12"x24" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2016 SOLD
"Loner" 15"x30" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
"Bold and Blue" 36"x60" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Family Tree" 36"x48" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2016 SOLD
"Sentinel" 24"x48" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Window of Opportunity" 24"x36" acrylic and collage on canvas (triptych), 2016 SOLD
2017
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"The Lookout"
20"x60" (triptych) mixed media on canvas
2017 SOLD
2018
"Moondance"
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"Canada Lynx"
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