[Art] American Black Bear as Totem

[moonvoice]

American Black Bear as Totem

The American black bear is a common bear species (with many subspecies) found throughout North America and well-adapted to the landscapes found throughout. They are powerful animals, able to stand on two legs, and run at fast speeds when necessary. American black bears - like most bears - are omnivores, changing their diet depending on seasonal availability. They are known to compete with wolverines, cougars and brown bears for kills / food.





American black bear as totem represents: (not exhaustive)

Sniffing out the truth, containing great power, being a mover and shaker, needing long breaks from people and projects, taking time-out, sabbaticals, climbing to the top, being misunderstood, having your true nature underestimated or overlooked, meditation, highs and lows.

Original AVAILABLE - $70 USD
18.5 x 20.5cm (or 7.4 x 8 in)
illo's board, fineliner, aquarelle, pencil, metallic and iridescent paint

Comments

[darakat-ewr.livejournal.com]

Very nice.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[mutantenemy.livejournal.com]

What a POWERFUL piece!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

[ariestess]

I love the colors you used!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh. This one really strikes home. Not as much as Alaskan Brown Bear, but still.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you. :)

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

Love it!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[rainsingingwolf.livejournal.com]

I love this bear!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[sotepetsenu.livejournal.com]

:/ Bears are scary. Black bears are the worst. Grizzly bears, you can climb up a tree to avoid, but black bears will fucking climb up after you and eat you D:

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Grizzly bears, you can climb up a tree to avoid, but black bears will fucking climb up after you and eat you D:

I like a bear that climbs.

of course, I also like any animal that is NOT in Australia and can't kill me dead here!

[morgandria.livejournal.com]

I work with Black Bear myself, but somehow this piece isn't doing anything for me. It's still very nice, but I don't connect with it.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

*nods* I've had that before with a couple of other animals and people not connecting. And even when I've done my own totem animal for someone else, and not connected. It's weird how that happens.

[juushika.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, I look at this piece and it resonates like the long low thrum of a cello's string. The American black bear is my totem—more a passive lifelong companion than a figure I work with directly, but nonetheless a part of me. And is a beautiful capture of how that totem figures for me.

Wonderflly done.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. And your description of how it resonates is so poetic, I love it. :)