Kúnúh-kanánu, Bear's Belly, is wrapped in a bear skin to be prepared for the ritual dance of the medicine fraternity.
Reference photo by Ed Curtis in 1908.
Drawn with Corel Photopaint using a tablet.
|I like the way you/ve made him look at us in your version...much more poignant...calling back to us through the ages...a masterpiece, maestro! I feel a burning desire to have a go myself, Curtis' photos are astonishing
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Mark Peterson 30 Oct 2007
Excellent work!Herman Serrano 11 Feb 2006
|I like the way you/ve made him look at us in your version...much more poignant...calling back to us through the ages...a masterpiece, maestro! I feel a burning desire to have a go myself, Curtis' photos are astonishingLeah Jaarveth 22 Jan 2006
Wow wonderful piece!Christine brand 22 Jan 2006
Oh My!eileen martin 21 Jan 2006
oh my, this is just amazing , the detail, and that fur, wow!Kathryn Arruda 21 Jan 2006
Outstanding!Cathie Brock 21 Jan 2006
What a beautiful portrait and painting Helmut...All the best CathAnalua 21 Jan 2006
Stunning beauty and powerful work!!!