Christmas Spirit Bear

This is a small study of a Kermode or Spirit bear that lives in northern BC in the Great Bear Rain Forest.  It's based on a photo taken by Miray Campbell of Mothership Adventures (used with her permission). I was on a painting trip on their wonderful ship Columbia III  last May,  and we'll be joining them again next September to visit this area in the north.
You can check them out at http://www.mothershipadventures.com/