Where the Wild Things Are: Painting of a Black Bear Seen in Glacier National Park

Where the Wild Things Are: Painting of a Black Bear Seen in Glacier National Park Fattening Up For A Long Winters Sleep.
6” x 7” original acrylic on hand primed (archival) board
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We watched this black bear rummaging around up on the mountainside most of the day, then in the evening he began to work his way down the hill toward us. We realized he wasn’t interested in us, but after gorging all day with pine nuts scavenged from squirrels caches and eating grubs and any other goodies he could find he was very thirsty and was headed down to the waterfall below us on the hillside. He past us only yards away where I got this view of him.

I’m thinking of eventually doing a full body image on a larger scale, but of course that will require a lot more time than a small daily painting such as this. If anyone is interested in a larger view, let me know. He was one of the largest black bears I’ve seen.

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Bighorn in Twilight: Final Image

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8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) acrylic on hand primed (archival) board
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This is the final and finished posting of “Bighorn in Twilight”. I’m posting the finished image here with the three step-by-step progress images below for comparison. You can read about the steps in previous postings below. Because of the twilight colors the painting has very subtle tones that may be hard to see on your computer screen. Clicking on the image for a larger view may help but will likely not give the full range of colors in the painting. Thanks for following the development of this image and waiting for the finished work.

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Two Dapple Grey Mares

Two Dapple Grey Mares
10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed $325 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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Holmes County, Ohio is home to many fine Amish farms. Traveling in that area this summer, we came across this farm with two Dapple Gray mares in the pasture. I’m more accustomed to seeing Belgian horses or mules on Amish farms so it was a surprise to see these two beautiful Grays in this area, and I knew right away I wanted to do a painting of these beautiful animals. You can tell a “Grey” from a white horse by their dark skin color seen in the ears, around the eyes, nose and legs where there is no white hair to cover the skin.

This painting sends me back to my childhood in Illinois where I remember a neighbor who had a team of Dapple Grays and one year plowed my grandmother’s garden with them.

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Twin Peaks: Michigan Landscape

Twin Peaks: A Michigan Barn painted in early spring
12 in. X 16 in. (30.5 cm X 40.6 cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed $325 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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The form of this architecture against sky and earth intrigued me to paint this scene. The way openings in the building led one into and out of the building and the way light and shadow played off the surfaces had a hypnotic effect on me. This painting was done some time ago but I'm updating it and reposting it here in a new format.

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Goldfinch Pair in Peak Color

Goldfinch Pair in Peak Color
7” x 5” (17.8cm x 12.7cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed with free shipping in USA and Canada.

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This is one of several pairs of Goldfinches in our backyard. This time of year, just like spring flowers, the finches are in their finest colors. In winter they become a drab color but during mating season the male becomes bright yellow as you see here.

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Green Apple Quartet

Green Apple Quartet
5" x 10" (12.7 cm X 25.4 cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed with free shipping in US and Canada.

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This is a reposting of an earlier image. This painting was done from a single apple, just painting it in different positions to create the composition on the mantel. The procession of the four apples across the ledge while still getting the light right demanded a careful study of the light in the actual room and the shadow effects of one apple on another.


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