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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 SOLD
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"Cedar Bear" 12"X24", acrylic on canvas 2013 SOLD
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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

2014

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"Bear Gaze" 20"X20" acrylic on canvas, 2014
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"Upstream Bounty" 15"X30" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2014 SOLD
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"Catch and Release...Not." 15"X30" acrylic on canvas, 2014 (framed) SOLD
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"Bears of a Feather" 15"x30" acrylic on canvas, 2014 SOLD
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"Wary Bears" 18"x24" acrylic on canvas, 2014. SOLD
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"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
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"Winter's Eve" 24"X36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015. SOLD
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"Flurry" 12"X16" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015. SOLD
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"Evening Bath" 30"X40" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015 SOLD
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"Haven" 36"X36" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2015 SOLD
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"Surprise Visit" 24"X30" acrylic on canvas, 2015. SOLD

2016

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"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
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"Backyard Bear" 12"x24" acrylic and collage on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"Loner" 15"x30" acrylic on canvas, 2016 SOLD
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"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
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"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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Above:

"Vixen"
16"x16" mixed media on wood
​2017 SOLD



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"Tango"
12"x24" acrylic on canvas
2017 SOLD

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"The Lookout"
20"x60" (triptych) mixed media on canvas
2017 SOLD

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​2018


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"Moondance"
16"x20" acrylic on canvas
2018 SOLD

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"Canada Lynx"
12"x24" acrylic on canvas, 2018 
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