Foraging

a peaceful quiet life

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most years I do a little bear painting

often of a bear

wandering the land

eating flowers

 (because they do eat flowers, so do I)

I think also there is something about:

life in balance in these scenes

because nature seems to know "life in balance" naturally

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wishing you a day that feels 'in balance' 

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Grizzly for InkTober

this weekend 

a friend saw a grizzly bear fattening up in the oat fields for winter

his photograph inspired this photo

 and 

purple mushrooms showed up in the woods

someone ate them over night

a drawing for inkTober

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TIny Bear

Little bear and giant bolete are best of friends

Their guardian fairy hovers in magical form

A trinity of goodness

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this was inspired by a photo my friends 
trail camera captured of a grizzly bear recently:

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sharing with PPF!
visit to enjoy other artists


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Spirit of Bear and Woman

heartfelt

she walked this world

melded with seasons

her ways were natural

spirit and flesh of bear and woman 

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last year i had the honor of photographing

a grizzly bear in our neighborhood:

such wonderful markings under it's eyes

such a beautiful fur coat
and

such long nails!

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 I made this piece on Yupo paper
it is synthetic and slippery

i started with alcohol markers but was not pleased and switched to watercolors,
layer after layer of paint

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