I love the adirondack area where I live. There are plenty of deer, birds of all kinds including the occasional bald eagle, chipmunks, skunks (which are too common in the village), and a slew of small animals scurrying about. But what is here and often not seen are black bear. We had one eating out of our bird feeder before. While some sneak into the village at night for opportunistic meals, most tend to be reclusive for the most part. I've stumbled upon a few in the woods before. It's startling because it's a large animal to encounter when exposed in their environment, but they just meandered off to something more interesting. I've never had one approach me aggressively. Although that could happen when the mothers are protective of their cubs.
This painting is a misty woods scene. The momma bear and cub were painted in acrylics first. The top and bottom of the painting were faded and blended together to achieve the mist in the center. I left the details out of focus for much of the background. This helped keep the scene nondescript, and let the animals and birch trees be the primary focus to draw the eye. This was a fun painting to do. It took a lot of time to bring together.
It's an 11x14 stretched canvas with the painting wrapping around the frame.
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