Sleeping bear.....

I am almost halfway through my painting of this sleeping bear, and I just realised I have not updated my blog at all yet... so here we are, 7 pics of the progress I have made over the last month.

I am excited to begin the background next week.... imagine moody fog drifting in from across a lake where pine trees are silhouetted against the pink and yellow hues of the sky, just beginning to envelope the bear as he fades into dreamland. Love it. Once again, I'd like to acknowledge photographer Tom Blandford, who kindly gave permission for me to use his photographs of bears he viewed in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. It goes without say that his photographs inspire me!