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| Blue Bear, 8x8 inches, Acrylic on Canvas |
This bear turned out to be a harbinger of more critters to come. I liked it right away, not least because it's one of those rare pictures that happened quickly and without thinking. Thinking usually screws things up, I start second-guessing myself and end up overworking the thing.
I identify with bears: I hibernate in winter too. My earliest imaginary friend in childhood was a bear called Rupert. I've kept a small hoard of bear icons through countless moves in an otherwise tchotchke-free house. Maybe my subconscious was trying out some sympathetic magic with this picture, hoping that like Mr. Bear, I'd emerge from my cave again in a not-too-distant spring.
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