Impressionist Aquatic Oil Painting

People peer down at a striking white polar bear who swims and then takes a break to look at the people. Oil paint on canvas panel 14 x 11 inches, plus frame.

This work was painted at the Toronto Zoo in summer of 2025. I paint a Polar Bear swimming in a pool.  I am painting from life in situ, during a heat warning in summer, standing outdoors at an easel behind one way glass. I want to show what can be done without photos.  Detail is scant due to the motion of the animal.  I aim to show fleeting moments with joy and beauty and a prayer of thanksgiving. I am painting one animal in three positions at the Toronto Zoo. On this hot summer day, the bear sat up to have a look at the crowd and then swam around the pool.  Signed lower left.