The Power of the Bear

This book is intended as a memorial to the artist, Susan Seddon Boulet, who died in 1997. The author selected Boulet's powerful paintings of bears as symbolic of her life and spirit.There are 43 paintings and drawings of bears representing a fine cross-section of Boulet's work. These are integrated with a complete biography, career history and analysis of the individual paintings.Boulet's bears are nurturing, protective, healing and powerful, never violent. They reflect the bear's place in the Shamanic and native cultures upon which her art is based. The paintings are beautiful and emotional.I have long admired and enjoyed Boulet's art and this is my favorite book on her work. I love the paintings and the messages of peace and hope they convey.