bear and salmon painting

story of grizzly and fish by daemon elliot” it all started a few years ago in 2020. i would take my kids down to a fishing hole along the river side one day they spotted the bear right where we were fishing, catching all the fish we were after. ever since we have seen the exact same bear with white spots on it. the inspiration of the painting came from my children sharing the crest of the bear which is why there is 2 human faces in the design” the grizzly bear and salmon are the 2 most popular animals in bella coola the salmon is used and harvisted for our winter supplies we can make slu’q out of the salmon kanum etc.