Here's December 16th's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
Wise Eyes For Troubled Times is Today’s Painting
Inspired by the beautiful, intelligent polar bear that enjoys the solitude, wonder and beauty of its arctic night journey. The bear in this painting gives us a “look”. We know what we have to do, that inner strength, that fortitude, it’s there. The original oil painting is a 6" round canvas, a portal into the polar bear world, and round like our beautiful planet. It is attractively framed in a black, and is wired, ready to hang. To see or purchase the original artwork , please click Shop Original Art
Here's December 15th's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar 2021
“Hope “ is today’s Polar Bear Art Advent
Hello "Out There"! Polar Bear Advent Calendar Art for December 14
Today’s Polar Bear Portrait
This polar bear hopes you enjoy Tuesday, December 14th…. although I think if you were this close , well, I think this bear might enjoy its day, but you...?!?
Ophelia of the North is Today's Polar Bear Advent Calendar Art
Have a Good December 13th!
The Blue Prince Welcomes December 12th
Today’s Polar Bear Art advent Calendar
This is a detail of my polar bear painting “The Blue Prince”, a 30” x 40” oil painting.
Available on my website. Click here
December 11th's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
The Polar Bear Question is the Inspiration for Today
To see the complete painting and learn the story behind it please click here.
The Grey is the December 10th Polar Bear Advent Calendar Art
A Beautiful Polar Bear…
.. rising from a grey sea. A grey painting for a grey, but beautiful day here in the Toronto area. I hope you enjoy your day!
Here is December 9th's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
Polar Bear Prayers
Today’s polar bear art is created from Polar Bear Prayers, an original oil painting on a 6” diameter round canvas. To learn more about this painting, please click here.
Suspense Of Beauty for Dec. 8th Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
Here's December 8th's polar bear art! A detail from "The Suspense of Beauty" .
In this original oil painting, a flash of the northern lights reveals a beautiful polar bear suspended beneath the surface of the sea. A buoyant animal, and strong swimmer, it is comfortable in this underwater space.
But the frozen sea is its true place, vital to travel, hunting, mating, denning. Due to our changing, warming climate, the decrease of sea ice formation and the increase between the time it melts and reforms, the fate of the polar bear species, as with this bear, is in suspense. The polar bear fur and face glows against the black, blues and blue-greens of the dramatic background.
30” x 30” x 1.5”. Wired, ready to hang. Certificate of Authenticity.
Available. Click Shop Original Art Reasonable offers welcome!
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Starry eyed for December 7
Here’s today’s Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar . Enjoy your day!
Starry-Eyed is the painting (available here) behind today’s calendar
Here's December 6th's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
Here's the Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar for Dec. 5th
Into the Northern Lights is Dec. 5th’s Bear
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Here's December 4th Polar Bear Advent Calendar Art
Happy December 4th!
I hope you enjoy your Saturday, and although I know it's a busy time of year, I hope you can find a moment to chill like the little polar bear cub in today’s art.
Today's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar is a detail of the painting "Triplets", here. There was great excitement in the north this year because earlier in the year, a mother bear was spotted with triplets in tow. Triplets used to be a more common occurrence, but none had been spotted for a few years. In honour of triplet cubs, I created these three bears nestled around mama bear in their den. It is almost time for them to depart on their long and perilous journey to the ocean's edge. But for now they are are warm, protected, and thriving on their mother's milk. Mom is patiently a climbing apparatus (know that feeling?) and the siblings provide fun company.
But, as usual, the threat to polar bears from climate change, is always there in my artwork. There is a surprise to this painting. Learn the story behind this painting and the surprise here.
Available for sale. Do you know you can make me a reasonable offer on larger art work?
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Here's Today's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar Bear
It's Dec 3rd! A Sruffy Little Bear is the Face for Today!
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This little cub face is the flip image of "Scruffy" a 12" h x 6" w palette knife painting . The palette knife brings out the texture of a little bear who has been playing hard out in the tundra. It looks like a pretty bright little bear, don't you think? To learn more about the original painting , please click here .
December 2nd Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar
Today’s Polar Bear Art - Polar Bears on a Pedestal
Today’s polar bear art Together on a Pedestal is a detail of the 12”h x 4” w palette painting of a polar bear mom and her cubs. They are happily on the way on the ice.
It's Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar Time!
Polar Bear Art Advent Calendar Begins!
This is the third year of my daily advent calendar posts. Itrs fun for me to create and followers on IG and Facebook have have let me know its fun for them to check up on a daily polar bear countdown to Christmas, too.
Here’s the polar bear for Dec. 1st. It’s digital art, inspired by my painting “The Fall”.
Why I Use Polar Bears on my Military Helmet Art
An Art Salute to Polar Bears, Service Men & Women
Salute. My polar bear art on my donation to TPL Foundation Annual Gala 2021
Salute
The artwork on the helmet Salute symbolizes the respect, loyalty and responsibility practised
in the military and also the same that is owed to it by the country it serves.
My art practice focuses on the theme of polar bears, their vulnerability from climate change and the Canadian connection to it. The “strong and free” polar bear shares many attributes with the military - bravery, strength, resilience, and tenacity.
In my series of paintings entitled Golder Bear , I often portray a polar bear face set against a metallic gold, halo-like sun. The sun’s rays reach out connecting the viewer to the bear, the sun and the challenge of our warming climate. Gold paint symbolizes the “wealth” and “value” of nature.
Salute is created in the Golden Bear style. But in this artwork the polar bear’s face is framed by a gold maple leaf. Instead of the sun’s rays to connect us, there is a motif of repeating maple leaves, that blends almost camouflage-like. This “Canadian” pattern connects to the back of the helmet, where the golden silhouette of a soldier, looks ahead in salute, to a setting sun skyline of gold maple leafs. The soldier, the country and the polar bear, all to be valued and protected.
Respect and Remembering
On tonight!! The True Patriot Love Foundation Gala
I am honoured to have my details of my artwork include on the True Patriot Love Foundation Gala Banner. This annual fundraiser is all about supporting Canadian veterans and their families. The art helmet auction is now active and you can check out the terrific art helmets (mine helmet "Salute" lot #14) This is the third year I have created original helmet art with my polar bears on it. The auction is now on and I'll post more about that shortly.
Details of the artwork
The 23rd. A young child plays carefreely on the Canadian National War Memorial. The memorial's 22 figures representing the service men and women of WW1, are ghost like and moving. The child, is solidly rooted in the present.
Remembering. A soldier (my son) stands point on first Remembrance Day back from his extended tour of duty.
Waiting for His Turn to Go. A soldier watches a flock birds migrate. He is waiting for his call to duty.
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True Patriot Love Gala Auction Nov. 10, 2021 Three leaves contain details of Christine Montague
THE 23.National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ©Christine Montague
Remembrance Day. Not Black and White. Digital art © Christine Montague
Waiting For His Turn to Go. Graphite on illustration board. ©Christine Montague
Here's a Portal to a Sturdy Polar Bear
A Round Portrait for a Round (ish) Bear
"One Sturdy Little Polar Bear" is a contemporary little artwork that serves as a portal to the polar bear's world. The roly poly bear looks just how it should be after a winter of successful hunting and feasting on ringed seal. The twinkle in its eyes is more than the refection of the stars, it is the polar bear's bright intelligence shining through. Because not only is the polar bear the largest bear in the world, it is the smartest, too.
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This painting is available and comes with a round black frame, s signed and wired ready for hanging. Certificate of Authenticity supplied.
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6 inch diameter canvas. + black frame
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$225 CAD incl. taxes+shipping to USA and Canada.
To purchase https://www.christinemontague.com/buy-art-now/one-sturdy-little-polar-bear (opens in new window)
Sturdy Polar Bear ©Christine Montague 6” diameter canvas plus frame makes it approximately 8 inch diameter.