The Polar Bear King Looks Back is a new artwork in my Polar Bear King Series, a series of black, white and metallic gold acrylic paintings that show a polar bear face against a stylized, simplified sun.  

There is always a story to my Polar Bear King paintings.  The imagined emotion on the bear’s face, the placement of the bear in relation to the sun, and the artwork’s title all contribute to that story. 

In this painting the polar bear looks back over his shoulder, his mouth slightly agape. He might simply have heard a noise behind him, a seal, or another bear. But maybe it is something bigger that he senses? The sun lies ahead in his future. Does he look startled? 

This is an acrylic painting on canvas, but can also be considered a mixed media piece as there is graphite drawing, too. Metallic gold paint plays a large part as it symbolizes the  richness of nature, the royalty of the apex predator bear. It also symbolizes climate change and our warming planet. 

This is a mixed media  (acrylic & graphite) painting on a 6" h x 12” w x .75" deep canvas. The edges are painted gold. It is wired and ready to hang. I supply a Certificate of Authenticity. 

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