It's fun to do something totally different than what I normally paint. I just finished painting a four foot fiberglass bear to benefit the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. Thirty seven fiberglass bears arrived here in January and local artists are busy painting them for a summer exhibit in public spaces around Lafayette and West Lafayette entitled "Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"
When I considered submitting a concept of what I would paint, I prayed and in fifteen minutes the greatest Creator of all, put in my heart the little idea of painting a bear covered with berries and call him "Mr. Very Berry Bear." I looked up on the web the berries that bears actually eat, downloaded photos and used them for inspiration for the painting.
The project took 30 hours to paint. Life Long Fitness in Lafayette, Indiana, provided their entry way space for studio space. Another friend is painting her "Blossom Bear" in the space next to mine. They will be there until the art museum takes them to Defauw Chevrolet to be clear coated, and placed around town bolted down on poured concrete bases. An auction will take place at the end of the summer and all the bears will find homes!
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