Polar Bear in Dark Water 6 Painting

A polar bear cub is suspended in the dark arctic sea, the lights of the dancing northern lights play on its fur. Although younger cubs ride on their mothers' back as they are not yet insulated yet against the icy water, this older cub has no trouble staying afloat. Polar bears are quite buoyant and so he is not far from the water's surface. But he looks back into the distance. What does he see? How far away is his mother and sibling? About the "Dark Water" Series: The earth’s bright white polar ice cap, which serves as a giant reflector for the sun’s heat, is being diminished by climate change from carbon emissions. The melting polar ice increases the darkness of the planet’s surface (hence “dark water”), decreases the sun reflected back into space, and increases the heat absorbed by the earth. More ice melts, which creates more dark water, and so the loop continues. This loop of sea ice loss and increased dark water endangers the polar bear. Although this magnificent bear is a highly intelligent (think great ape), top-of-the-arctic-food-chain marine mammal (the only bear that is such), and is a powerful swimmer (slightly webbed front paws, highly insulated and buoyant body), it is dependant on the frozen sea for hunting (only seal fat sustains them, not berries or birds’ eggs), resting, feeding (can’t nurse in water) and denning (necessary for mother bears with cubs, semi-hibernation, and to ride out storms). The increase of the period of open water from spring to fall, and the distance between ice tops in winter, leaves the polar bear and its cubs vulnerable to starvation, attack, and drowning.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 0.8 D in

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