Moon Bear by Carolina Lebar

This is an 8″ x 10″ illustration by Carolina Lebar on hot press paper with pencil.

NOTE : This sale is for the original illustration only. It will arrive matted, frame not included.

Watch the video of me live drawing this piece on my IGTV at https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLxzXNoDC9o/

Asian black bear, or Ursus thibetanus if you’re interested, is also known as the white-chested bear. The Moon Bear is a medium-sized bear that lives in the Himalayas in Asia, parts of Iran, Korea, China, Russia, Japan, and Taiwan. Unfortunately, it is on the endangered list thanks to deforestation and poaching. It really angers me that Moon Bears are still used in barbaric traditional medicines and are endangered because of these beliefs.