Simply Delicious Velvet Monkey pastel portrait


                                                                   Simply Delicious
                                                                         10"x12"
                                                                         PASTEL
Well, I am not sure but I think this is a Velvet Monkey.  I grabbed this guy from PMP, thanks very much to Bananenbrot for this shot.  I had drawn it up thinking I would do it when I decided to do the graphite Drill monkey from Colin.

For me this is more like a landscape rather than a portrait of an animal, because what attracted me to the picture wasn't so much the monkey, but I wanted to draw the fruit and use a bokeh background.  The fruit was just full of colors that never get out of my box, all those greens.

Thanks much for stopping by and taking a look.

Comments

Joan Tavolott said…
He looks like a happy monkey with all that fruit. Love the textures on his long fur. Nicely done!!!
May 18, 2017 at 6:11 PM
Helen said…
Love that fur!
May 18, 2017 at 10:16 PM
Sheila said…
Makes me smile, he found the motherload! Gorgeous work!!
May 19, 2017 at 2:46 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
This piece doesn't seem to have your usual control but I guess the monkey hasn't groomed for a while - too busy eating all that luscious fruit - lol. the greens sure make the painting pop - nicely done Nelvia.
May 19, 2017 at 12:19 PM
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