"Jasper" is a pastel from a photo I took between Mount Robson and Jasper in June 2024 while travelling from northern British Columbia to Alberta.
This momma bear was busy eating dandelions while her two cubs decided to stop eating dandelions and hide in the bush close to the open area she was in. Her far ear is turned in the direction of her cubs.
When I started this pastel I was reminded of the beauty of northwestern Canada. Summer was here and the weather was warming up after our cool start to the year. Sadly, by the time I finished this pastel, many areas in BC and Alberta were experiencing drought conditions with hundreds of wildfires burning throughout BC and Alberta including the devastating wildfire that in Jasper. My heart goes out to all those affected by the wildfires and I am so very thankful to the brave men and women who work so hard to save our forests and communities.
Framed: 17.13 x 21.13 x 1 inches
Awarded 2nd place the PASTEL ARTISTS.CA Purely Pastel 2024 Exhibition
at the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver BC
SOLD
"Jasper" is a pastel from a photo I took between Mount Robson and Jasper in June 2024 while travelling from northern British Columbia to Alberta.
This momma bear was busy eating dandelions while her two cubs decided to stop eating dandelions and hide in the bush close to the open area she was in. Her far ear is turned in the direction of her cubs.
When I started this pastel I was reminded of the beauty of northwestern Canada. Summer was here and the weather was warming up after our cool start to the year. Sadly, by the time I finished this pastel, many areas in BC and Alberta were experiencing drought conditions with hundreds of wildfires burning throughout BC and Alberta including the devastating wildfire that in Jasper. My heart goes out to all those affected by the wildfires and I am so very thankful to the brave men and women who work so hard to save our forests and communities.
Framed: 17.13 x 21.13 x 1 inches
Awarded 2nd place the PASTEL ARTISTS.CA Purely Pastel 2024 Exhibition
at the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver BC
EXHIBITION DATES: October 8 - 20, 2024
Awarded Outstanding Pastel (September 2024) by Erica Norelius BoldBrush Painting Competition
TOP 100 FINALISTS (August 2024) "Jasper” PleinAir Magazine's 14th Annual Plein Air Salon Art Competition
Finalist - Portrait Society of America 2024 Members Only Competition - Animal as Subject