Fred Bear

• Subject: Teddy bear
• Medium:Oil
• Completion Date: November 1, 2012
• Completion Time: 2 weeks
• Dimensions: 14'' X 10''
• Background: White canvas

This portrait, although not an animal in the true sense, still lends itself to my painting technique.  I decided to use oil paint as it suits the traditional fur of an old fashioned bear.  I used a limited palette of  brown, yellow and blue to create a natural aged look to the fur.

The reference photograph was taken at a friend’s house as she kindly set up a photo shoot of her large teddy bear collection of which many are collectors bears.  My daughter acted as official photographer.

Once the painting was completed I produced a number of smaller prints on textured cream and white photo paper boards.