Latest Artwork: The Monkey Seeks Enlightenment

I started two pieces over the weekend. One I got a bit frustrated with and stopped working on and so I continued and finished the second piece instead. I may go back and revisit the first piece (of a bull) later, but in the meantime, here is a new artwork featuring a vervet monkey. (Before I get comments, yes, I know monkeys have tails (and apes do not), but the pose of the monkey is such that his tail is not seen at this angle). I originally had the background quite different but decided to paint it out and put the paper mosaics down instead.

"The Monkey Seeks Enlightenment"
16 x 20 inches, mixed media and collage on wood panel.

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