Strength, Bears, and Pastels Drawings.

I have long known that one of my Power Animals is that of the Bear.

Bears to me a special and it breaks my heart to see them hunted..

Below are two Bears I drew in Pastels, Both were given as presents to those I love as Birthdays Presents. 

For those who are interested in Animal Totems, here are a few things about The Bear that you may like to know. Some of their Traits are… 

Be Strong!

Trust your creative Expression

Look Inward to your Soul’s Den to find answers.

Qualities of the Bear Totem. can be found here and here.

Did you know that the Polar Bear’s hairs are hollow transparent tubes? and that is why the bears are white. Each hair acts like a solar heater, transmitting the weak sunlight directly to the skin.  Polar Bears are increasingly becoming under threat.. especially as global warming is melting the ice-caps To find out more click onto WWF Polar Bears

I hope you enjoyed viewing the Bears as much as I did creating them.

And to finish here are a wonderful couple of Quotes

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"When all the dangerous cliffs are fenced off, all the trees that might fall on people are cut down, all of the insects that bite have been poisoned … and all of the grizzlies are dead because they are occasionally dangerous, the wilderness will not be made safe. Rather, the safety will have destroyed the wilderness."

– R. Yorke Edwards (Canadian environmentalist)

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"The fate of bears in many areas of the world will be decided in the next 10-20 years. The future of several species is in serious doubt. The elimination of bears from 50-75% of their historic range has already occurred and the remaining range will decrease unless serious efforts are focused on bear conservation."

– Dr. Chris Servheen, biologist (1990 Report on the Status of Bears)

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Sue Dreamwalker

 

German Shepherd Dog

Sometimes when I want to clear a space in my head I like to either listen to music or Draw… This week I had some spare time on my hands and so the Sketch pad and Pastels came out once again..

And here is the result.

I hope you enjoy the result of this German Shepherd Dog I drew in Pastels..

I wasn’t brought up with Dogs my family always had cats, But I just love German Shepherds, well all four legged Dogs and Cats and animals .. But I remember one German Shepherd which was rather special… her name was Xena  who belonged to a dear friend..  She sent me this picture of her some years ago now.. Sadly  Xena she is no longer with us..

My earliest memory of a German Shepherd was when I was 6 or 7 years of age. I remember I had to walk past the Vicarage gates to the infant school in our village where this huge GS was usually safe behind… His bark I think was worse than his bite.. But to a young girl I was scared of him.. One day the gate was open and he bounded out as I went past, and he barked loudly at me..

My heart raced and I think I started to cry.. as I was on my own.. I remember a woman coming to my aid and saying he wouldn’t hurt me.. as she calmed me down.. The German Shepherd was ushered back behind the gate, But not before someone had let me stroke him and take away my fear.. Or I may have been afraid of dogs in the future..

Funny how when one’s mind is trying to empty itself.. It then becomes full of past memories.. That are triggered by something else..

Have a Great weekend all of you, and Sorry if I didn’t get around to visit all of you but your on my to do list.. Next week as I’m working this weekend..

Take care and be good to each other.

Dreamwalker

Doodling Today

 

Today I had some free time, and just wanted to get my mind away from all the turmoil this world seems hell-bent on creating for itself.. The TV has been switched off, Music switched on.. and I lost myself in my own world of creation for a short time this afternoon as I got out my Pastels and did a couple of sketches.. As I just needed to clear a space in my mind.. as Its been getting clogged up in Studying various things to pass certain certificates within my new job… So it was good to just let my mind feel Free today as I enjoyed the sun and set about doing what I enjoy.. as I sketched and coloured in pastels instead of using paints today..

I should maybe  should have done an Owl and a Pussycat.. for then I could have recited  the poem Lol

But instead I Did a Rabbit and a Hawk.. ..

I have seen a few hawks catching the thermals recently over where I live as I’ve been out walking near by.. They are wonderful to see as they fly in circles effortlessly gliding upon the air currents as they gain height and to see the speed at which they dive is incredible as they pounce upon their prey..

 

 

And the other day I did a quick  watercolour painting of a Tiger as they had been on my mind recently this was done simply from memory as I couldn’t remember quite how the stripes went.. Maybe I will attempt a Pastel drawing tomorrow as I have some more free time on my hands

And Finally here is a pencil drawing of a Peregrine Falcon which I already added to my Art Collection Pages under Pencil Drawings..

So Just a few Doodles to pass some time today as I opened up my Art Box!… Much better than getting caught up with All the negative news… On the Box!…

And I Want to thank everyone for dropping by to leave all your wonderful comments I will be around to visit you all shortly..

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