"Front Yard"
"Front Yard" detail
"Front Yard" detail
"Front Yard" detail
Black bears are one of the wonders around here. My first spring I saw a mother and a cub walking up the ridge behind the house. Everyone I told said the same thing: "Never get between a mother bear and her cub!" I may be a city girl but seriously? Since that first spring I've seen bears here and there, most recently a very large male standing next to the garage eying my thankfully oblivious dog who was goofing around in the driveway.
The bears that I've encountered seem relaxed and unfazed. Admittedly this happens at what feels like a safe distance although I'm sometimes close enough to get a good look. They are large and dark and powerful & totally intriguing. And very likely to run off at the sight of me.
Bear hunting is allowed here during a specified time. I have a neighbor who killed one last fall and hung it from a tree right next to the road. Out for my morning run I glanced to the side and saw the bear hanging there. I could have reached out and touched it. I jumped a foot in the air and continued on, sad and unsettled.
The painting is 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm) on board.
It's available in my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/216295300/watercolor-painting-original-front-yard?ref=shop_home_active_1