Time to Protect

 

 

After seeing the documentary "Earth", I was truly inspired and emotionally committed to painting a polar bear in his habitat.

Like many, I had seen paintings of polar bears depicted in a snow and icy background but my desire was to paint the subject in a Churchill Manitoba setting.

I have enjoyed painting twigs, grass and rocks, so a Churchill Manitoba scenery was attractive and enticing.
I deliberately painted a mother with only one cub to emphasize the effects that the climate changes have on polar bears.

In optimal conditions, it is usual for a polar bear to give birth to up to three cubs. Recently, however, we have seen dramatic changes in the number of births due to the hostile environments. This portrayal of the mother and cub is representative of what a mother has to do to protect her only living cub as well as serve as a reminder to next generations to respect and protect these magnificent white giants of our cold lands.

How can one resist the love in the eyes of the cub begging for protection?

We all need to take action now!



  
   


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