Polar Bear Swim

7x9 watercolor on 80 lb sketchbook paper by Masters Touch, done last week or so as part of another online animal challenge. Photo ref courtesy WetCanvas. This polar bear is enjoying his deep dive in the water. COPYRIGHT 2023 Kay Smith

Lazy Polar Bear

4x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, that is today's work on another WetCanvas challenge. Image courtesy tyree.  I've changed the bear's zoo background to be one more in line with snow and icy conditions.
COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith

Polar Bear: First Day of Winter

8x5.5 watercolor of a sleepy polar bear at the zoo painted on Saturday, 21 December the first day of winter, while in the snowy mountains.  His zoo environment was concrete and couldn't help but feel pity he's not out in his own natural Antarctica icy terrain.  I featured this piece on WetCanvas! weekend drawing event (photo courtesy Jean).  I cropped the photo to show only his head and shoulders.
Image COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith

Ice Machine - polar bear

6.5x7.5 watercolor over partially gessoed wc paper of an imaginary large polar bear wandering through his icy terrain.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2008 Kay Smith.