Christmas Bear Painting Monet charcoal and warm grey schemes

charcoal and warm grey schemes

Low mist coils around the mountain's base

caught in a moment of quiet advance with its pale gold gaze fixed straight ahead

each bloom edged in vivid violet at its throat and lit against the misty teal depths of a rainforest

echoing a calm

Christmas Bear Painting Monet charcoal and warm grey schemesA great black bear stands in profile against a luminous full moon, its dark fur catching faint silver light along the muzzle and shoulders. Behind it, snow laden firs rise into a wintry haze, while a slender tree to the left is hung with deep red baubles and a small wrapped parcel. At the bear's feet, kraft paper gifts, scarlet ornaments and a sprig of berries rest in the fresh snow, with fine flakes drifting through the air. The painterly, slightly