Polar Bear Portrait Study Head 3 Painting

This is third of three polar bear portrait oil painting studies in this size and style. A​s fascinating as it would be to actually have a polar bear in my artist studio to paint "live" from, I realize the "live" part probably wouldn't apply to one of us for long.So to simulate this experience I brought up one of my photos of the wonderful Inukshuk (the adult male bear at the Toronto Zoo) on my laptop. I positioned my laptop at a distance and height a human model would sit in front of the easel. Imagining the subject before me was 3D, I blocked in the shapes, values and colours I observed on the blank canvas. There was nothing drawn up before hand.In this style of painting, the background is more than a backdrop of colour to hide the white canvas. The paint helps carve out and define the outer edge of the polar bear head, helping it to stand out from the canvas. Only at the end of the portrait painting are the fine details, and pure blacks and whites added.Of course, for me, whether the portrait subject is human or otherwise, the big reward is always when I get to finish the eyes. Thanks to the magic of oils, the polar bear eyes in this portrait painting, as well as in my imagination, are very much alive. The edges of the original painting are white. It is not framed, but wired and ready for hanging. The settings for the print have edges black. Please let me know if you would prefer a zoomed in version of the print or you would like the edges set to white. The artist's numbered Certificate of Autheticity is supplied along with the Saatchi Artist Certificate of Authenticity.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 1.5 D in

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