Find beautiful bear art from drawings to sculptures here
I love bears. I devote so much time and energy into bears (online and off-line) that I've been given the nickname, Bearmeister. :o)
There's just something about these wild and magnificent beasts that grabs the imagination. They're fierce, curious and the sows are wonderful mothers (I'm not so sure about the absentee fathers, however - LOL)
I find all 8 species of bears fascinating. And, they make a wonderful subjects for art. As a sculptor, I love to create bears. So far, I've created polar bears and grizzlies. But I'm expanding my art to include the other 8 species of bear. My next bears to sculpt are Sloth Bears, the Dancing Bears of India. I've been doing my research, now it's time to sculpt!
I hope you find bears and their cubs as captivating as I do. I'll personally pick the bear art that moves me. I'll start with polar bears and add other bear art every week so come back to see more un-BEAR-ably wonderful bear art. Also, please let me know if you or someone else create bear art that I should add to this lens.
"BEARing Down" by Frankie Kangas
Polar Bear Morphing into Sculpture
Artist: Frankie Kangas
"Nanuk, Lord of the Ice"
This is one of my one-of-a kind ceramic sculptures who breaks free and comes to life in this morph. The live polar bear picture was what I used for my model. It and a few others so I could get other angles of the bear. As you can see, I don't do life-like sculptures but more stylized. For more pictures of this sculpture or others, visit Sculptures by Frankie (www.sculpturesbyfrankie.com)
Video of Nanuk, Lord of the Ice
Artist: Frankie Kangas
Sculptures: Polar Bears with their cubs
Artist: Frankie Kangas
"BEARing Three"
"BEARly Hanging On"
"BEARing Up Baby"
Naming art can be fun
Sometimes I have that I "create for" and sometimes I don't and so I name them afterwards. For bears, I can create words that have bear in them but maybe spelled differently. For instance, BEAR-ly or BEAR-ing.
Another example is Wildlife S.O.S., rescues the Dancing Bears in India, and has on their website the slogan, "Lib-BEAR-ate the Dancing Bears". Fun AND memorable.
Try your hand at creating some in the next module.
Name That Polar Bear Sculpture
Artist: Frankie Kangas
BEAR-ly Enough Names
Please vote for your favorite name(s) for a bear sculpture or come up with a name and a brief description (if needed).
This polar bear sculpture is called Bearing Down. It is ceramic and the finish is Feather and Horsehair Raku. (Can you see the 2 feathers on his back? The lines were made by horsehair.)
Using photos for inspiration
I use photos a lot for inspiration. Sometimes I use several for 1 sculpture using ideas from each. I'm not necessarily trying to duplicate the photo(s), but the feel and maybe the stance or attitude of the object (usually an animal for me). Since my work is stylized, they never look like the picture I'm working from anyway so there's no copyright infringement problems. LOLI used this photo of the brown bear sitting to create a sculpture of a polar bear holding his toes. I love this photo. Can't you just see his playfulness; his attitude?
Anyway, I my sculpture is called BEARly Contained (shown below) and is finished with horsehair raku. Hope you like it.
BEARly Contained by Frankie Kangas
Artist: Sandy Sandy
Artist: Linda Hiller
Linda is also a lensmaster. You can see her list of lenses at lhiller
Artist: Alvin Amason
Artists: Daniel & Geo Fuchs
Cibachrome Print: Polar Bear Embryos
Cibachrome print of a polar bear embryo by award winning international photographers, Daniel & Geo Fuchs. To see it and more of their fabulous work, click The Bulger Gallery.By the way, how many embryos do you count?
Video Slideshow of the bears we love
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Bear Ware in Frankie's ARK
Small Poster
Small Poster
Price: 15.99
Golf Shirt
Golf Shirt
Price: 18.99
White T-Shirt
White T-Shirt
Price: 16.99
Sculptures And Carvings on eBay
Check out these wonderful bear sculptures and carvings.
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The best animal Sculpture book you can buy
500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form (500 Series)
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 12/25/2009)
This is my favorite book of animal sculptures ever. It sits by my chair in the living room and gets thumbed through often. I am always finding sculptures I never saw before. I get ideas of how to do things such as textures and finishes. It is a must have book in any sculptor's library.
Great Art Books on Amazon
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Fine Art Photography: Water, Ice and Fog by Tony Sweet
Streams, lakes, rain, ice, mist, and fog provide t more...0 points
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Masterpieces: Great Paintings of the World in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Gilian Shallcross
Mixed from egg whites and vegetable tints, water a more...0 points
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Folk Painting: Handbook of Korean Art (Handbooks of Korean Art) by Yeol-Su Yoon, Roderick Whitfield
This new multi-volume series is designed to provid more...0 points
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The Clark Brothers Collect: Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings (Clark Art Institute) by Michael Conforti, James A. Ganz, Neil Harris, Gilbert T. Vincent
Brothers Sterling and Stephen Clark-heirs to the S more...0 points
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Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World by Bonnie Rychlak, Isamu Noguchi
A Sculptor's World is the long-awaited reprint of more...0 points
Ice Bear by Frankie Kangas
Links to bear artists
Find Bear Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings, and More
Here you'll find links to artists and art galleries where the bears are featured. Vote for your favorite(s) and add one if you have a favorite that's not here. Thanks!
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Sculptures by Frankie
Frankie here (your lensmaster). On my sculpture web site you'll find original one-of-a-kind Lions, Fu Dogs and Bears (OH MY!). I also sculpt figurativ...6 points
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Loet Vanderveen
Loet Vanderveen was born in Holland and spent a great deal of time as a youngster at the zoo where he developed his love for animals. His uniquely sty...4 points
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Daniel & Geo Fuchs Polar Bears
They have a truly awesome cibachrome print of a polar bear embryo. It is a must see. Their work is shown at the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto.3 points
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Sandra Sandy
Her hope is that the energy and spirit of her paintings will inspire a joyful awareness in life, the earth and all our fellow creatures.2 points
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Rebecca Latham
A realistic wildlife and nature painter working in finely detailed watercolors. Her works range from large scale formats to miniature paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
Rebec...2 points
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Victoria L Burns
Victoria Burns creates unique pen and ink limited edition prints of polar bears and other animals.1 point
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Clifford Vanmeter
A wildlife artist with a particular fondness for bears. Cliff's work combines elements of the everything from expressionism to fauvism in an effort to...1 point
More of my art lenses
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Sculpture Video Showcase
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As a sculptor, I find viewing sculpture videos inspiring and motivating. Here, I'll showcase sculpture videos that display either beautiful sculptures or the creation of pieces of art. They may be educational, inspiring or just plain creative. I'll a...
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Bear Fetishes: Carvings And Jewelery
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I love bears and bear fetishes. As a sculptor and sometime carver, I've particularly drawn to fetishes. Especially bears. Here I'll share my continued research on bear fetishes. I'll introduce you to Zuni and Inuit carvers; the history of fetishes; a...
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Lions, Fu Dogs and Bears (OH MY!)
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Animals make fascinating subjects for artists. Here you'll find unique sculptures of lions, fu dogs, bears, cats, wolves and other animals. I'll showcase my sculptures plus other artist's creations. I'll also include interesting facts about the ani...
Bears: The 8 Wonders of the World
A quick lesson on bears
There are 8 species of bear world-wide. All are endangered to one degree or another. In case you don't know them all, the 8 bear species are: American Black Bear, Asiatic Black Bear, Brown Bear, Giant Panda, Polar Bear, Spectacled Bear, Sloth Bear and Sun Bear.For more photos and facts about the 8 bear species, click BEARS: The 8 Wonders of the World
Save Our Bears (SOB) Group
Member of Save Our Bears Group -- a group of lenses devoted to help change the plight all of the 8 bear species through awareness and fund raising.The lenses show the wonderful nature of bears and many will, at the same time, shine a spotlight on the dangers bears face including: trophy hunters, gall bladder and bile farming, pollution, bear baiting, global warming, and habitat destruction.
You'll also find fun lenses on great polar bear movies, books, teddy bears, even cartoon and toy bears.
Click Save Our Bears (SOB) to go to the group page.
Your donation can help save these brown bears
National Wildlife Federation's Alaska Regional Center is committed to protecting Alaska's wildlife and wild places for our children and grandchildren. We work in partnership with concerned citizens, grassroots groups, and communities.
Bear Prayer (raku) by Frankie Kangas
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Oct 26, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
- Gorgeous work represented here.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Oct 25, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
- Ah, as usual Frankie, a remarkable lens -- well done! I've been a polar bear fan since college -- ONU home of the polar bears. ;)
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- Stazjia Stazjia Oct 25, 2008 @ 8:49 am
- Lovely, interesting and important lens. I find it unbearable to think that our children and grandchildren might live in a world without bears - absolutely tragic.
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- antiaging-skin-care antiaging-skin-care Jul 22, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
- I'll keep checking back to see what's next. Nice lens "bearmeister"
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Some Of My Other Art And Bear Lenses
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Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
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Here, I'll share with you the tragic story of the Dancing Bears of India and the uplifting story of their ongoing rescue. As you read their story, you may wince and want to stop, but please read on. There IS hope for these mistreated Sloth Bears. W...
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Spectacled Bears (aka Andean Bears)
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Spectacled Bears made headlines when Tunk was born in Feb of 2007 during the time Knut, the polar bear cub was gaining fame in Berlin, Germany. Knut overshadowed his cousin in the news but not in the hearts of some bear lovers. I love Spectacled Bea...
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American Black Bears In All Their Glory
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Here you'll get facts, photos, videos of the American Black Bear in all their glory. There are also informational links for organizations who study them, photograph them or fight to save them. As you can see by the cub in this photo, Black bearscome...
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Are You Polar Bear Aware?
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Polar bears are affected by habitat loss, destruction and degradation of ecosystems, pollution, over-exploitation and climate change. These factors are among the powerful and persistent impacts on polar bear populations and health. The purpose of thi...
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All Polar Bear Ware, All The Time
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Jewelery, bear fetishes, t-shirts, clothing, housewares, bags & totes, paper weights, gift items, and much more -- everything for the polar bear lover. I've handpicked them all for quality, uniqueness and price. You'll find that perfect gift for your...
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Teddy Bears Galore
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Cat Woman aka Frankster
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I'm known as Cat Woman off-line because I share my home with a bunch of cats; I rescue and foster cats (ferals, FIV positive, abandoned); I work with a local animal non-profit; and I sculpt big cats. Online, I'm known as Cat Woman because of my blog,...
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