Oil on 10 × 10 stretched burlap.
Painted with palette knives during the October 2025 Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The creek wanders quietly through the forest, almost unnoticed, before becoming the roaring waterfall you can’t ignore. A little family of black bears wanders along the water below.
People come here to see the waterfalls. They come here to see the bears. Which one catches your eye first?
Sometimes the story is hidden in the landscape. You just have to look long enough to find it.
20% of the purchase price of this original artwork is donated to Appalachian Bear Rescue in support of their work caring for orphaned and injured black bear cubs.