Only Friend Left

Acrylic on canvas. It is 4th painting from signature series “Echoes of the Wild”.

A baby orangutan swings freely on a branch — wild and playful. But he’s clinging to a soft toy. That toy? His only friend.
Orangutans are incredibly social and intelligent, and the idea of one being all alone broke my heart. This painting is about the silent kind of loneliness, and what we hold onto when everything else is gone.