The 30th Polar Bear Painting – Filled With Wildflowers

Each day, I walk the quiet country roads and along the edges of farmers’ fields in North Saanich, where nature’s details slowly reveal themselves. In spring, the once-muted palette of greens and golds transforms into a vibrant patchwork of wildflowers. The landscape, previously hushed and restrained, now bursts into song—each bloom a different note in nature’s symphony. Scarlet reds, brilliant yellows, soft purples, and crisp whites dance across the fields, shifting with the breeze, breathing life and motion into the earth beneath my feet.

This seasonal shift brings with it a deeper richness: textures layered like brushstrokes, shadows that stretch and play among the petals, and a fragrance that invites you to pause and breathe a little deeper. It’s a time of awakening, when even the most familiar paths feel reborn. As I walk, I imagine myself part of this landscape—resting among the tall grasses, enveloped by blooms, listening to the hum of bees and the whisper of the wind.

It is in this moment of quiet immersion that my mind returns to the Polar Bear King.

Now marking the 30th painting in this ongoing series, this latest piece brings the iconic figure of the polar bear into a new setting—surrounded not by ice and snow, but by wildflowers in full bloom. This king of the North finds himself in a dreamlike place, filled with colour, vitality, and the gentle chaos of nature’s abundance. It is a celebration of contrast and transformation, of strength meeting softness, of solitude meeting bloom.

As with every painting in the series, the Polar Bear King becomes a mirror for my own journey—roaming, observing, resting, and transforming alongside the landscapes of Canada. This wildflower-filled work is not just a new chapter for the bear, but also for me, and for anyone who has followed this series over the years.

Here’s to the thirtieth painting. To wildflowers. To wandering. To finding beauty in unexpected places.