Year of the monkey

Year of the monkey

229mm x 152mm on paper

photo ref.

Here in Japan, where I currently live and have lived for 12 years now, Japanese people send New Year postcards which always include a sign from the Chinese zodiac.  I painted one in pastel this year.

It depicts a monkey sitting by the water's edge watching the first sunrise of the year.

The monkey is largely silhouetted but for a glow on the outer parts of its fur.