Mammals - Carnivores > Bears
Bears
"KODIAK BEAR (Ursus arctos middendorfi) CATCHING SOCKEYE SALMON (Onchorhynchus nerka)"
2025
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on illustration board
20" x 30"
2025
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on illustration board
20" x 30"
The Kodiak is the largest subspecies of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), rivaling the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimitus) in size. Found on Kodiak and some adjacent (nearby) islands, this bear attributes its enormous size (to 10' long, 1500 lbs.) to the abundance of Sockeye and other salmon species, which the bears catch when the fish are spawning.
"'SPIRIT' BEAR (Ursus arctos kermodei)"
2025
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on watercolor paper.
18" x 24"
2025
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on watercolor paper.
18" x 24"
The Kermode's, aka "Spirit" Bear (for its ghostly white fur) is actually a leucistic (near-albino) subspecies of the North American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) and is found only in the Pacific coastal (temperate) rain forest of western British Columbia.

2024
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on watercolor paper
12" x 18"
In memory of "DelaBear", the (North American) Black Bear (Ursus americanus) that was wandering around Wilmington recently until struck and killed by a passing car. One of my repeat customers commissioned this painting, then donated it to the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science (in Wilmington, DE.
"CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY (Ursus arctos californicus)"
2022
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on illustration board
24" x 36"
2022
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on illustration board
24" x 36"
The setting (background) for this is Yosemite* National Park, including Hal Dome peak (between the bear and the fallen pine tree) and Bridalveil Falls.. * Actually the indigenous (Indian) name for the grizzlies in that area.