2024

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This artwork was painted digitally in Adobe Photoshop from life references.

The fine art printing is on 100% cotton rag 310gsm archival paper. 

W30cm x H42cm

Auctioned for charity.

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When I heard that Dr Biruté Galdikas would be visiting Newcastle, I was thrilled.

It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to hear directly from an expert on such a topic.

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I wanted to focus my artistic attention on an aspect of orangutan life and not necessarily a portrait of the animal.

There is a plethora of tropical fruits to choose from as subjects. 

I decided on these three: Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) and Lychee (Litchi chinensis) as I had access to these as real-life subjects. I always like to draw/paint from life if I can.

The sketches came from orangutans featured on the Orangutan Foundation Instagram page.

Adib was an orphaned orangutan and Yoko is a male orangutan who frequents camp Bulah.

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Fruits in Order

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)

Lychee (Litchi chinensis)

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They are treats for orangutans and hopefully treats for the eyes as well.

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