Bear Cub In Waterton, 2017
Maple Leith Art
Acrylic on canvas
Original Painting, 40.64 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm
Maple Leith
About Maple Leith Art
I’m an artist, an athlete, an outdoorsman, an animal lover, a loyalist, a Canadian.
I’ve been called a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal by multiple woman. I’m a gentleman.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from The University of Western Ontario.
I’m from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
I have lived in four of Canada’s 10 provinces. I currently live in Fernie, British Columbia.
Home is U.W.O.. Home is Toronto. Home is Shambhala. Home is Alberta. Home is British Columbia. Home is Canada.
I’m genuine.
I admire Diego Velazquez, Andy Warhol and the Great Vincent van Gogh. I respect Velazquez. I love and hate Andy. I have a kinship with Vincent. I look up to Rembrandt, Michael Snow, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Laurie Anderson, the Group of 7, Ai Wei Wei and Banksy.
All of the animals and landscapes depicted in my work I have seen and photographed myself.
My personality is colourful. I love the colours of nature and how they enhance the quality of life. I make art in respect to what I have deep passion for. I create paintings and 3-D mixed media artworks of Canadian animals in addition to landscapes, as well as the abstract exploration of colour. I make art about Canada and the beauty of colour.
Leith, B.F.A.About the Product
Original art for sale of a bear cub about to eat a dandelion. In the late spring a Grizzly mother and her three new born cubs emerged from the forest along one of the back roads in Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada. The 3 cubs played on the trees and among the dandelions. I have witnessed bears eating dandelions before, leaving the protection of the forest to enjoy these small roadside plants. Dandelions must be a delicacy, as she risks her cubs safety so they can enjoy them.
I painted this animal art because the cub was adorable as he sized up the dandelion. He wasn't much taller than the plant, creating interest within this wall art due to the dichotomy of such a feared hunter being challenged by a common weed.
All of the animals that I paint I have seen, as I work from my own photography.
Please note:1. This work is finished with five layers of varnish to protect it from UV light and dust.
2. The work does not come framed, but the edges are both painted white and varnished.
3. A wire is pre-installed and the work is ready to hang.
4. My signature appears on the front of the work and my Certificate of Authenticity is included.