This past August I spent 10 days in Toronto with my daughter
while she participated in the Miss Canada Globe Pageant. Our trip took place during the 2nd
anniversary of my last husband’s passing, and on this particular day I knew I
was going to be alone. I wasn’t sure how
I was going to handle it, so I decided I needed to do something fun. I ended up spending 6 hours at the Toronto
Zoo. It was a fantastic day and I was
thrilled to be able to spend time watching and studying the two adult polar
bears.
I love polar bears, there is something so majestic about
them, besides their size! I was thrilled
when one of the bears decided to dive to the bottom of the pool, swim over to
the underwater viewing windows and literally come up to the window I was standing
at. I don’t actually know if the bear
could see me, but I swear we made eye contact quite a few times. After he came to the window he would turn
around and push himself off of the window and swim on his back. He did this over and over, it truly made my
day.
When I got back to the hotel I was inspired to paint him in acrylic,
just a small 8” x 10” study that only took a few hours, but after seeing how it
turned out I decided I needed to also paint it in oil. Instead of a small study, this painting is
being painted on a 36” x 48” canvas, the largest canvas I have used so
far. I’m so excited to see how it is
going to turn out and I am now working on the monochromatic. I hope you will follow me on this painting
journey….”Getting Close”.
Original Oil – in progress
36” x 48”
Getting Close
* After erasing the bear a few times I was satisfied with placement and started the monochromatic. Although, I liked the study, I have decided to change the bear a little bit.
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