Ahh... si... Springtime in Spain. Time to book your flights, gentle lovers of Spanish Bearish men, and begin making your plans for the upcoming 'Bearcelona X' which will be taking in the capital of Spain, Barcelona, from April 1st thru the 5th and which is held by the Bearcelona Bears. This is their 10th anniversary! And there's a challenge - enough people book before December 31st so they can secure a spot with a new exclusive Gay and Bear hotel. More on their site.

More news from Spanish artist Daniel, creator of Sinister Bears (website - articles - TubeBear). Daniel is working on his Zodiac series, with the dozen images representing the different façades of Gay people with much of it slanted to Bear culture (Leather, Dads, Polar Bears).

He recently held a poll on his blog asking which Zodiacs his viewers wanted to see first, and from this he's posted 3 of them and the rest he will be posting soon (and he promised me that Libra is very cool - that being my sign). And the best part of all of this is that he'll be having an exposition in Madrid, Spain soon to show off all of his talented works.

Just a little update regarding our favorite 'Sinister Bear' - Spanish artist Daniel who runs the blog site 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' (website - articles - TubeBear): make sure to check out his latests in his 'Angels & Demons' series. And while you're at his site, take a look at his Zodiac Bear set. Lastly, Daniel is now on Flickr, so head on over to his page and add him as a contact.

Spanish artist Daniel who runs the blog site 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' (website - articles - TubeBear) has put up a new look to his site. Also, he is working on a new illustration project entitled 'Angels & Demons' that he began on October 5th: on ever Monday he will be adding a new drawing. He started with Saint Peter (a personal fave saint of mine, being the big burly best buddy of Jesus and all), then he'll move onto 3 angels then 3 demons. It's all so other worldly!

On another note and a slight reminder ~ Daniel - among other artists - have sent in a TubeBear drawing, and if you're an artist who is either a Bear or who does Bear drawings, you're more than welcomed to send in your own TubeBear drawing, which shows up randomly on the main page of TubeBear alongside a link back to your own site. Click here to find out more.

Meet XBeart. He's a Spanish Bear who loves stocky Bears and Chubs. Actually, he loves them so much that he has an affinity for drawing them. XBeart has opened up his very own blogspot site and has been putting up his work since April of this year. His drawings are vibrant, colourful, 3D almost and heavy on the erotic. It's a lot of big Bear on big Bear action, so you can guess his work is already going to be a lot of fun to look at. Make sure to add XBeart's blog to your wire.

Bam... Boom... Pow... Wham (Holy Bat Bear!)... you see Flashes Before Your Eyes... and welcome to Daniel's world in which you will find some very delightful Sinister Bears, among a whole bagful of other interesting tidbits.

It's a brand new blog about Bears and comic books, all deriving from the creative mind and fingers of Daniel ~ a 28 year Spaniard out in Cadiz, Spain who's got a cool quick eye for cute Bearish men. His site is mostly in Spanish however he has been translating some of it to English lately which is great for a Canadian like me. Go check out his stuff, it's a lot of fun.

By the way, I got the Boom Boom Pow not from the old Batman show, but by the Black Eyes Peas (website - video) - it's their first single from their latest CD - the E.N.D.. And like Fergie sings, she likes that Boom Boom Pow and she's 3008 and I'm so 2000 and late... whatever the hell that means!...

Spanish artist Yotto Bano who runs one of the coolest names for a blog - UrsuLaLaLa (blog - articles - profile) has done something very cool with his artwork. He's put them on ties...! The idea for this comes from his friend Angelo Panteleo (blog). And good news, these ties are for sale, so contact Yotto, the king of 'Graffiti & Urban Bear Art', and also let him know that his work is truly unique, playful, colorful... all the right ingredients on making this a better world.

Join the Bearcelona crew as they are setting sail on their 'IBiza Bear Cruise' from May 28th thru June 1st. They start off in Barcelona, Spain, head off to Marseille, visit Ibiza then return back to Barcelona. It's an 'all you can eat' cruise, they've done this before and had a great time. There will be Happy Hours, a Leather Party, a Photo Party and more. And right now, they have some last minute packages on sale. Visit their site to see videos and photos from prior cruises.

Bearcelona (website - articles) are a group from Barcelona, Spain and they are inviting everyone to their upcoming Bearcelona 9 event which will be taking place from April 8th thru the 15th. During your week, you will go on a cruise as well as visit the city of Barcelona, hit the saunas, check out some parties. Check out their site for their program, photos and videos. It looks like they are planning an excellent event.

Welcome to the wonderful, colourful world of UrsuLaLaLa (blog - articles - profile), Bearish graffiti artwork done by Spanish artist Yotto Bano. I've mentioned this before yet I will mention it again - his work is so cute you just want to reach out and hug the walls he's worked on. Check out the latests drawings... and with each wall he paints, he makes this world just a little more huskier, cuter, Bearier...

It's been a long hard Christmas and Santa needs his rest, so 'shh...' and try not to make too much noise because I've heard that Santa can be a real Brute if he doesn't get a full night's rest.

Actually, this drawing is done by Spanish artist Simon and you can see a lot more of his fantastic work over at his website. Now this isn't the first time that I mention Simon's work; I did so back in Dec '06 (article), however he has since created a new site and has added a ton more of his incredible drawings. And what I said 2 years ago still stands today ~ it's as if Simon has been able to enter into my mind and pull out the type of men that I find good looking, then went ahead and put them to drawing with incredible detail as well as rich with colour. Not only that but Simon has his 'brutes' in uniforms sometimes, or in leather, or he draws a dreamy coach in the locker room. Simply exhilarating.

Spanish artist Yotto Bano of UrsuLaLaLa (blog - articles - profile) says he's a little late with his Christmas greetings (or as he says 'un poco tarde, lo se...'), but he wishes us a 'Feliz Navidad' and a 'Merry Beary Christmas!'... and a happy New Year to everyone ~ 'Feliz Año Nuevo!'. Click here for an extra large graffiti Santa Bear.

Bearcelona (articles) are a group from Barcelona, Spain and they have been organizing some of the greatest Bear Cruises in the past few years. Head on over to their site for all the details about their upcoming cruise which will be happening from April 8th thru the 15th. If you need more convincing, check out their some of their videos as well as the great photos they've taken from their Flickr page. If ever you wanted to visit Spain, this is the time to do it.

Some people hate their boss while some people are sleeping with their boss... and isn't it great when you're the boss...? Why all this boss talk? Well check out Bossy Sculpture, original artwork created by the handsome (and not so bossy looking) Jorge. Reading his bio, it states that Jorge is born and raised in Spain and has had a love affair with animation and art sculpture since very young. He's been working on model collections since '97 and what you see on his site is his latest and 3rd collection which is still a work in progress. Some really great stuff he's got going on there - from muscle-type construction guys to right-out Bears.

Visit his online shop - as it states on his site: "Each figure in this series is individually designed and produced. The process begins with an original hand drawn design. The drawing is used to create an original sculpture which is made out of clay. A mold of the original sculpture is made in silicone rubber. Each design produces 50 individual hard resin castings. Each casting is then sanded and hand painted with high quality acrylics. Finally each casting is given a protective coating".

On TubeBear, there's over 8600 profiles with around 3200 images in their galleries, and there is sure a lot of very good looking men. What I like to do is browse the galleries... and I came across this photo (small - large) which is just... well... spectacular, or I think so anyway (there's always going to be a picture that will impress over the others... just like a song you listen to over and over... or that Xmas time movie you always want to see again and again).

His nickname is Cabriat (profile), he's in Spain, there isn't anything added to his 'about' section yet he's 35, and I know he takes a great photo. To see the rest of his gallery, you need to login to TubeBear.

Now if you see a spectacular image on TubeBear, email me or use the contact form. And now that people are adding more and more RIMs (Recorded Instant Messages), let me know of a particular RIM that you had to watch a few times. Let's share our good looking findings here on TubeBear.

GuadalkiBear, the Bear club of Southern Spain, are having their ConBeargence from October 9 thru the 13th. The meeting will be taking place in Seville, "a beautiful city with a charm all of its own that makes it a special and unique place. Their star activity is an evening cruise and party onboard as they float down a river in Seville called Guadalkibir. Last year 800 guys showed up so it's sure to be a blast once again.

Need a few visuals? These fine Spanish Bears sent us some pics from their previous ConBeargence so check out those photos here. Also here are some posters for the event - poster #1 - poster #2 - poster #3.

We have randomly chosen a winner for our ButchBear DVD giveaway contest. The winner is JovenBear (profile): that photo was taken by GianOrso (website - profile). JovenBear has won the DVD Bounty Hunter (photo inlet #1 - inlet #2)... how did he win...? By simply joining TubeBear and creating a profile with a main photo. It was that simple. Awhile back we mentioned we were going to choose a winner, and JovenBear is our first one, and what a cute Spanish Bear is he at that.

Here at TubeBear, we are planning on giving away a ButchBear DVD 2 times a month, all you have to do is create a profile and you're eligible to win.

Ursus Planet (which translates as Bears' Planet... which sounds a lot like PlanetBears... which is very cool) will be conducting their next event on the beach in Sitges, Spain from September 19th thru the 23rd.

"Ursus Planet was conceived and created in 2002 in Sitges by Manuel Garcia (Get Real Productions). His main goal with Ursus Planet has been to provide the best possible events, socials and entertainment for Bears, Cubs, Chubs, Daddies, their friends and admirers, all over the world".

His name is Yotto Bano and the best way to describe this Spaniard's work... well... call it 'Graffiti & Urban Bear Art'. Yotto is from Barcelona and he does this incredible artwork which has a strong graffiti/urban twist to it. His stuff is so cute you want to hug the walls he's painted.

Check out his uniquely named blog Ursalalala. From there you'll get a better idea at his style, and you'll also see just where you might find his artwork. Yotto would also like to let you guys know that in case you need a wall painted with some 'gortitos', to let him know.

There's a group in Spain called Bear Sitges Club, situated in Sitges (Wiki) and they are a very active bunch, as I have written several articles about them in the past. They have an upcoming event entitled 'El Planeta De Los Osos' aka 'Planet of the Bears' which will be taking place from September 8th thru the 14th'. It's their International Bear Week and they hold their Mr. Bear Sitges.