this is a painting I made for my friend gwen, who loves the orangutan.
her story tracks back to the days when she worked as a voluntary caretaker for orangutans in Borneo,
and looked after a baby orangutan for a few months ...
an experience she never forgot.
I thought by painting this baby orangutan would be like capturing a snapshot of that memory,
and make her smile whenever she sees it...
perhaps one day I will become a volunteer for the orangutans too!
... and have my own orangutan baby.
