"Nothin' Bruin" Giclée canvas print: 12"x16", edition size 100 s/n $675 unframed

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This painting was inspired by a brief story recounted to me about an incident involving some hunters in the 1890’s. Although basing it on what I heard, I did take some artistic liberties with the final depiction.

The hunters camped somewhere in the Rockies, were sheltering from the rain, perhaps playing cards and having a drink. As they recount the activities of the day and probably share some tall tales, one of the hunters sees movement out of the corner of his eye through the open tent flap. As he peers through the steady rain into the darkness he catches sight of something approaching the deadened campfire. As his eyes adjust he sees it’s a grizzly (brown bear) searching for food scraps in the ashes. Perhaps there were still traces of venison.

The conversation in the tent was momentarily silenced; the only sound was the rain hitting the empty pots and pans. The hunter nearest the opening slowly reached for his gun. The bear seemed to ignore them and was pacing back and forth and circling the dampened fire. At one point the bear came so close the hunters could have reached out and touched it.

Unable to resist the temptation, the hunter nearest the opening finally took aim and fired. The bear spun round and took off into the night. It wasn’t until the next morning that the dead bear was found.