Unusual Friendships

This was a very unique and challenging project for me. Usually I paint whatever I am drawn towards but this time it was a request. It was a specific request from a friend who wanted to own one of these. She requested for a painting with a bear and a wolf in a forest landscape. I started off with this 20" x 24" canvas. First step paint the sky. A nice blue sky for a bright sunny day.

Next I added some evergreen trees in the background and grass. I learnt a lot during this painting. I very rarely do landscapes so this was quite an interesting one.

To bring more interest to the painting, I added a stream with some stones. I think that came out pretty good. Now for the actual bear and the wolf.















Here is a close up of the bear and the wolf. I tried to add as much detail as possible here.

Here is the full painting.