2021 Original Watercolor Bear And Trout "Strength through Adversity" Karen Strum

This 2021 watercolor painting by Florida artist Karen Strum is an original piece that captures the beauty of nature with a contemporary style. The  painting depicts a bear and trout, with the motto of "Strength through Adversity" and it is painted on a water color canvas. It is double matted, and it is in an 8x10 black wood frame. The back is finished with brown craft paper. The artist's information is on both the painting and the frame. It has a saw tooth hanger installed. You can easily reframe it if so desired.

Bears and salmon are often paired together and shown as twins in indigenous art along the West Coast. The bear and salmon are symbols of strength, fertility, abundance, and the relationship between apex predators and their food source. The motto "Strength through Adversity" means those who choose to stand in the face of adversity are forever strengthened and forged by life's most difficult challenges. Nature's ability to adapt, persevere, and thrive can teach us how to develop strength and resilience in our own lives.