Polar Bear - Fading Painting

This series of round paintings with black frames is created as if a portal into the polar bear world, as if one was looking through a scope to intimately view this magnificent bear. This polar bear appears to becoming one with the northern lights, a forewarning that in the future, the spirit of the polar bear may be all we have left to admire. This painting is part if the "Wonder (nature & the polar bear) and Warning (climate change) Series - My polar bear portraits are created in wonder of this magnificent marine mammal and in warning of its vulnerability from climate change. The polar bear is one of the world’s most popular animals. Canada is home to 60 - 80% of the polar bear population and although it is integral to the Canadian identity, few Canadians cross its path. By my use of realistic portraiture oil painting, I strive to connect the face of this highly intelligent, beautiful and powerful northern apex animal with the southern audience. But these portraits are also about climate change. It is the frozen sea that the polar bear depends upon for hunting, mating, travel and safety. Our warming planet has resulted in the widening of the gap between when the sea ice vanishes in the spring and returns in the fall. This decrease in time on the ice, increases the chances of the polar bear starving, drowning, coming in contact with humans or other bears, and cub loss. The polar bears in my paintings are safe in the moment. Northern lights, stars and reflections in the water represent hope for the future. But small ice floes, melting ice, dark water and “end of day” sunsets warn of the dangers ahead for the polar bear. I hope you enjoy these portraits of the wondrous ursus maritimus and that they connect you to a face that although is not human is as bright as our own.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 36 H x 2 D in

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