Original paper collage features black bear in the Colorado landscape. Contemporary Western landscape art rendered in hand-cut paper. Finished with wood frame and Museum Plexi.
Frame: hand-assembled weathered brown wood frame with Museum Plexi
Hardware: ready to hang with wire on back
The Process
After sketching out the black bear on a wood panel, my next step was to create a landscape hand-painted in acrylic. I like the expressiveness of the painted background juxtaposed against the tightly executed papers of the bear's fur.