Kermode Bear & Pink Salmon - Fine Art Print

Kermode bears are a species of black bears that live in the Great Bear Rainforest, on the west coast of British Columbia. They’re unique because they carry a recessive gene, which when expressed, causes some bears to be born without pigment in their fur, so they appear white. Pink salmon are some of the most common salmon that spawn in their rivers, and are an important food source. It turns out that a white Kermode bear (Spirit bear) is more effective catching fish in the daytime than black Kermode bears are, because they are camouflaged against the bright sky. (However, one imagines the reverse might be true at night?)

I painted this piece as a fish-eye view of this phenomenon, but I painted it in two parts. The bear, Pink Salmon, green water and rocks are on one painting, in watercolour and acrylic, and I painted the rippled water texture in watercolour on a separate piece of paper. Then I digitally composited them by overlaying the two images. The bear paw and salmon tail escape the frame, in a dynamic swipe of surprise.

This archival print is on 8x10 paper and fits into an 8x10 frame. There is no watermark on the print, but it will be signed. It ships in a plastic sleeve and with a backing board for support. Shipping and handling is included.