Monkey Artist Painting Van Gogh its slender stems crowned with

its slender stems crowned with violet blooms and backlit by a low

while a wide mountain valley falls away behind

while rounded boulders and tufts of dry grass scatter across the rust-coloured earth

their edges catching light as though lit from within

A single peony opens in full

Monkey Artist Painting Van Gogh its slender stems crowned withThis commanding portrait fills the frame with the face of a gorilla, its powerful features painted in a graffiti inspired clash of steel blue, violet, orange and pink. Drips and runs of paint trail down from the brow and muzzle, while spattered flecks of bright colour scatter across the deep, shadowy background. The eyes, ringed in warm amber, carry a heavy, knowing intensity that holds the gaze and lends the whole piece real gravity. Raw and