Polar Bear Study

polar bear study

Polar Bear – Holding the World

Oil on paper

The polar bear stands steady, front paw holding the Earth, protective, calm, maybe a sense of demanding attention.
He looks at me — or maybe at all of us — with a calm awareness.
There’s a quiet strength here, born from resilience and solitude. He doesn’t seem to shout but simply reaches out, beckoning, sensing the shifts in the world around him.

Symbols of resilience

To his side, bamboo leans into the warm yellow light — fragile but determined. The ice melts, the Earth warms. Even the coldest places are not untouched; change is creeping in everywhere.

The Arctic poppies and edelweiss in the foreground, tiny glimmers of beauty in the seeming vastness, speak of resilience and hope. Behind him, misty mountains rise, ice-capped and enduring, while civilizations — buildings hidden in fog — seem swallowed by the vastness of eternity.

The game of life, a checkerboard floor, holds him tenuously, playful , nebulous a reminder that even in strange or unexpected places, grounding is possible.

I don’t know exactly what he’s saying. Perhaps he’s asking me to notice, to pause, to hold what we care about with care. Perhaps he reaches out to my heart and whispers, “We matter too.”

His presence

There’s something in his presence that makes me reflect on my own life: patience, resilience, showing up for what matters without forcing it. Even in quiet moments, there is feedback.

The polar bear feels like a mirror — steady, observant, quietly insisting on attention and care. Watching him, I understand a little more about what it means to move through the world with a peaceful heart and protect what you can, without fanfare, without noise.

I felt polar bears for a long time.  Maybe he is asking for a painting……

Lovely to see you here. Thank you for reading my stories.
Keep creativ in your world ……. blaze