Little Orangutan

‘Orang’ and ‘utan’ are the Malay words meaning ‘person’ and ‘forest’; the orangutan is literally a ‘person of the forest’. I’ve always found Orangutans fascinating and in particular how cute baby orangutans are. This one comes in a cute size too.

This painting is my interpretation of the impact we are having on this endangered (and critically endangered Sumatran) species.  The gaps and drips in the image of the animals depict the fact that we are slowly eroding the environment and the wildlife within it. I hope that my wildlife collection will provide some conversation and publicity around endangered animals.