Bear Picture

[Tom Katzke]

Clay, I saw this before and I still think that you did a h--- of a job. WRT the crooked nose, I would like to give my thought which probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans, Plus I am not an artist, so I can't talk from real knowledge.

After looking real close at both pictures, one thing appears to stand out to me is that the left nostril (Right side) to the viewer, seems to be highlighted while the other side appears to be shaded. My thinking is that this causes this apparent crookiness to be more apparent. At least to me. However, as I said before, it does not detract from the picture. Great work. Carl

Carl, did you know some bears have crooked smiles just like we humans do. I think that is the way Robb Barr drew the pattern.

Tom Katzke

[ClayB]

Clay, I saw this before and I still think that you did a h--- of a job. WRT the crooked nose, I would like to give my thought which probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans, Plus I am not an artist, so I can't talk from real knowledge.

After looking real close at both pictures, one thing appears to stand out to me is that the left nostril (Right side) to the viewer, seems to be highlighted while the other side appears to be shaded. My thinking is that this causes this apparent crookiness to be more apparent. At least to me. However, as I said before, it does not detract from the picture. Great work. Carl

Hi Carl,

Thanks for your comments on "ol growley". Maybe it takes a "technical" eye to catch some mistakes. It sure does look like you are right in your comments. The highlights are suppposed to be on HIS right side, like on the ears, and neck. Not sure why I put them on the wrong side of his nose. I did think that the overall paint job made the crooked nose less noticeable. Tom and several other people pointed out that the crooked nose CAN occur in nature, either because all bears will have different facial features, or maybe just the face he was making at the time. I hope to do another one of these in the near future, and I will have to decide it I want to alter the pattern before I start. If I get to Bismarck before I do another one, I will have to study the ones Robb did to see what he did.

I appreciate the comments from everyone. I still have lots to learn and it helps to have other points of view.

Clay