Grandpa Bear was the first teddy bear I was ever given, when I was less than a year old, and he’s had several names. First he was just ‘Bear’, then Cuddles Bear, back to Bear, and finally Grandpa Bear because I figured that suited such a dignified patriarch of a teddy bear. 😉
This drawing is in a light graphite pencil, with colored pencil for his yellow fur. I tried to mix coloring and texture techniques here, and I’m not sure it worked that well.
Do you still have something that you were given when you were very young?
Drawing teddy bears 
That’s a well loved teddy bear! I still have my teddy bear from childhood. Here’s a link to a picture of him: https://orangemarmeladepress.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/share-your-world/
He’s protected in a glass front cabinet so I can see him but he doesn’t get hurt by my crazy cats!!
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He’s lovely!
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