Sunday, April 25, 2010

A Sweet Faced Primate

This guy had such a wonderfully peaceful look on his face, I just had to take some time and paint his portrait. His eyes glisten and he looks like he's wearing a grin. The painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel. I used a palette of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, alizarin crimson, and white. It was a great way to spend a Sunday morning.

2 comments:

Saundra Lane Galloway said...

SUCH a cutie Nancy...reminds me of the orangutan pic from my zoo day! I especially love how they always seem so content...especially when they are on their hammocks! ha...Great job with the color choices!!

Nancy Merkle Fine Art said...

Thanks, Saundra. He did seem quite content--just loved his face!