Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies
I’m excited to announce Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies, a beautiful polar bear cub portrait is my Painting of The Month SPECIAL for August. In this original oil painting (24” x 24”), we see a full portrait of a pretty but somewhat scruffy looking little polar bear cub, set against a patterned background of of pink poppies. We know she’s an intelligent little bear as her bright eyes look out at us inquisitively.
Special Price: Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies is my Painting of The Month Special Offer August 2025
No Dark Water Here
Most of my polar bear paintings are about climate change awareness, too. Vanishing sea ice and dark water (Albedo Effect) and our warming planet are a threat to our beautiful polar bear’s survival.
But in Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies, the clean light green and blue painted background represents the clean sky, ice and water.
Why The Pink Poppies?
Detail of Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies with artist signature.
The colour pink is associated with innocence, sweetness, and femininity. The baby polar bear cub, cozy in its den, with mom to protect, amuse and feed it, is very innocent of the tough road of survival ahead.
Pink poppies represent beauty, peace, love and spiritual connection. And I realize that there are a lot of pink flowers (e.g. pink roses and pink daisies) that have similar symbolism.
But this sweet little face is inspired by my photos of Juno, a very real female polar bear cub born at the Toronto Zoo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Born on Remembrance Day, she is named after Juno Beach.
So the baby pink poppy, (the red poppy is the Remembrance Day symbol), just seemed the appropriate flower to symbolize this dear little bear.
And don’t you find it fun , the poppy’s black centre, mirrors Juno’s round black nose?
Save now : Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies is my Painting The Month Special Value Offer for August 2025
Fuzzball and The Pink Poppies (detail) ©Christine Montague
