Loss in Bloom: the Black Bear watercolor but as a cosmic messenger

but as a cosmic messenger

Whether you see it as a symbol of the soul’s return to nature

and the passage of seasons—those who know the land holds memory

It was created as part of an ongoing nature study series

Loss in Bloom: the Black Bear watercolor but as a cosmic messengerBright with the colors of spring yet rooted in a deeper truth, this mixed media painting by J. Brooke Wade places a black bear skull among a vibrant tapestry of the plants it once would have known berries, leaves, blossoms, and grasses. It is a tribute to the cycles of life and a call to remember what is fragile, precious, and in need of protection. "The Black Bear" speaks to the intertwining of life and death, showing that even after the body is