Top of the World - Polar Bear by wildlife artist Carl Brenders

Top of the World by Carl Brenders available from Prickly Pear Galleries.

 

"On top of our wonderful planet, and close to the top of the tundra areas, lives a beautiful white creature, who appears to be cute but who in reality is very dangerous. The polar bear is also among the top predators, completely adapted to the extreme cold climate of the far north and an excellent swimmer, the nightmare of the seals!

 

"Some polar bears never leave the ice and really live on the top of the world, but some come as far south as Hudson Bay. During the summer, they live almost like the grizzly, eating berries and ground squirrels.

 

"The scenery in my painting is the actual tundra. I wanted to show (and enjoy painting) the powerful claws of the polar bear in contrast with its delicate white fur. The peaceful, innocent glance in the eyes of the polar bear is deceiving; this white beauty is a dangerous killer, but necessary in the cycle of life on our planet." - Carl Brenders.

 

Print released 1995.