"We Have Company" Giclée canvas print: 20" x 30", edition size - 100 s/n $1,200 unframed (From an oil painting)

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The grizzly (brown bear) is traditionally a secretive animal and avoids human encounters, but it is also unpredictable by nature and considered to be one of the most dangerous animals in North America. It has also become a symbol of the wilderness, and therefore the ultimate trophy. Perceived by many as a killer, marauder and camp raider, its reputation for ferocity is legendary, but much of this is a misconception. In reality, although a bear is constantly searching for food, a grizzly will keep its distance from people, particularly in daylight hours. So the encounter depicted here is rare indeed. The bear must be very hungry.

In my painting “We Have Company”, it is 1919. Three elk hunters seated, ready to eat some tender loins, have camped close to a bear trail, and are startled by the appearance of a huge grizzly breaking cover behind the camp. It is not charging or moving aggressively, it seems to be just curious and perhaps attracted by the smell of cooking. Two of the hunters are aware of the bear and the bear has seen them. Slowly, but deliberately, the hunter to the right is raising his Winchester. The hunter in the middle can hear the bear, but not see it. His gun is out of reach anyway. The hunter, far left, is unaware of its presence, at this time, but that will soon change. Gunfire will now be heard, but will the hunters gain a trophy?