Mr. Monkey - Part 2

I love critters and I'm now a fan of this guy, too! His lovely people take him everywhere they go and he checks out the scenes, meets the people, talks with children, and is totally a lifelong learner and educator. What an honor to paint this!

"Mr. Monkey"

I started adding fur.

I sketched out his face and fingers and I changed the angle of his arm.

I gave him a few highlights because, well, every
monkey needs highlights, right?
I think he's adorable!
Keep your eye out for this fella on TV.
He's gonna be a star!

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Mr. Monkey - Part 1

I received the most awesome request the other day. A lovely person wanted me to paint a puppet. A monkey puppet. A fabulously funny, crazy friendly, spectacularly awesome, world traveling monkey! What fun!

I forgot to take more photos of my first stages. Here's the
first one I took. I started with woods at the bottom, a city scene in
the middle, and clouds at the top.

I wanted my clouds to be a little less cartoonish.

After looking at a bunch of Mr. Monkey photos on his Instagram
page I borrowed parts of three photos to create his head,
shoulders, arm, and hand.

I added more details to the buildings.

I painted in Mr. Monkey's shape so I could layer colors on top.

Click here to view my gallery.  Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

I'd love for you to share my art and blog with the links below.  Thanks!