"It's All In Our Hands"
Pastel on Art Spectrum Colorfix paper, 460x670mm.
Original for Sale, $850 framed (conservation quality - photo of frame to be added soon), $690 unframed.
It's long been on my wishlist to paint the amazingly gentle & beautiful red-haired apes, the endangered Orangutan. The word Orangutan comes from the Malay words "Orang" (man), and "(h)utan" (forest), hence "man of the forest".
With thanks to Jason Houston for his lovely photographs as a reference for this painting. In these photos, I was captured by the little orang baby's fascination with his wee hands, in contrast to the size of his mother's huge gentle hands. Jason spent some time with these released formerly captive orangutans, in Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve. Funded & managed by a small non-government organisation in Yayorin in Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo).
These beautiful animals have been displaced by the relentless devastation of their rainforest home for palm oil production. Through wildlife & conservation groups, the Borneon Orangutan can be rehabilitated and prepared to ultimately be returned to their natural environment, the wild rainforest home.
With the sale of this painting, 25% will be donated to Yayorin Orangutan Indonesia. They also have a facebook fanpage Yayasin Orangutan Indonesia.
I'm delighted to have this painting included in a cancer charity art book which is sold internationally.
The book is called
"Love From Me", and will be available from www.blurb.com
Limited Edition Giclee Prints available, signed and limited to 199.
Print only A4 $75, A3 $135
Bespoke framing is available within New Zealand and can be arranged.
Greeting cards also available.