Attached is a digital illustration of a bear encounter I had several years ago. It's what started my bear obsession. Now you know! A very talented Asheville artist (Helen Nagan) helped recreate the memory.
This is the story: I was driving home after playing badminton. I turned onto a road, and right there, standing in front of my car, was a large bear. We locked eyes. I reached for my phone to take a photo, yet, much to my frustration, realized I had left it at home. After a few seconds, the bear nonchalantly turned around and walked slowly down the center of the road. It then moved over to the sidewalk. When I pulled up alongside, the bear climbed up on the fence and then jumped onto the tree. It was surreal. We then went our separate ways!
After that encounter, I said I would always make sure to have a couple of cameras in the car - at least my phone and a small camcorder.
I went back to the scene a few weeks ago and took a photo from inside my car, in that exact spot, to give the artist a visual of everything from my vantage point that day. I wanted her to draw the photo I was unable to take. She drew the scene, added the bear as I described it, and then used her software to paint it. Turned out great!
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