"If you could read my mind" - Gorilla Oil painting

Ahh! He looks like a big guy with a small hart. Sielvol maar ook statig!

This has worked so well, Avril, not painting the eyes. Such a strong feeling of dejection. Very powerful art, my friend. Agnes:)))

Beautiful!

love this guy avril when i look at this and knowing just how crass man can be i still find it hard to take in that someone could by a hand or foot as somthing to display in thier lounge all my lifr iv oft wonderd who is the beast as only a man kills for sport and trophy gonna favourit this guy and oh yeah i share his saddness i have a pic of a gorrilla think i will upload it he has a baby human in his lap

Awesome Avril!! You are amazing!! :-)

This is truly amazing Avril , stunning work bordering on the brilliant .

Wowwwww
Beautiful Avril..

Wow! Really well executed Avril! I take my hat off to you!

The painting has become a masterpiece Avril!! I am stunned, your interpretation has so much more than a photograph, says so much more!! And you can tell, you totally love animals…...they’re safe in your hands my friend, National Geographic should hire you as their number one wildlife animal painter. This portrait is fabulous…...Ilove it!!! Well done Avril!

you know what i never understand is how with all the species that have gone ecstinct due to hunting and slaughter we are still so short sighted do we just not care enough are we so wrapt up in our own delusional conciet as to our superiorty why can man not see his conection to all things i could write a book here and now as my anger would manifest itself but let me just tell you somthing i saw last night firstly i thought as poler bears are in danger of becoming extinct that they where protected but oh no some asshole just has to pay a fortune to go out with a high powered riffle no where near the bear in no danger wehatsoever and blow this magnificent creature away just so he can feel his own power call himself a man now that was bad enough but it turns out that this bear was a hybred cross between a grizzly and a poler bear never believesd to be possible was the rarest creature in the world an you know what this guy said when they asked him if he felt bad about shooting gee no im proud to have the only one of its kind stuffed as a trophy in my trophy room he felt like he had achieved somthing by killing the rarest bear in the world id like to shoot him and stick his head on a plack with title well i wont write it hear lets just say it would contain a lot of four letter words

yeah somtimes i think they must be another species homicidalhomus moronicus they make me feel ashemned of the human race

sorry bout my spelling and typing it gets worse as i get more worked up

I do believe this is one of if not the best of your art that I have seen. It is so realistic, the quality is stunning, You are one tallented lady. You have captured the feeling and even the essecne of this wonderful animal.

absolutely stunning art avril!!

AWSOME job Sis…so beautifully done:) huggggggggggggz

Hi Avril, you have done a fantastic job with the painting i love it to bits it’s an instant fave for me
and the back ground is just perfect, much better than the photo which looks like concrete maybe in a zoo!!! On a lighter note i know exactly what he’s thinking “should i to go in the shed tonight or not”.

Wow this is just stunning .. Beautiful job!!! :))

This is a splendid oil painting! You captured something very haunting in his persona. Kudos!!!

He is so wonderfully portrayed by your hand Avril, excellent art work!!

Amazing work Avril. The brutality executed against this majestic creatures is so very shameful for the human race and just one example of man’s total disrespect and disregard for the magnificence of nature’s creations. The most evolved and intelligent species? Sometimes I seriously doubt it.
The most dangerous…..absolutely!!

This is one amazing piece of art Avril, at a glance I thought it was one of Janes’s (Apeart’s) photographs. Beautifully done!!

Avril, I could say quite a bit on this piece of art. However the rest of the people who dont know us, could get worried!!! Lovely work A! Pauline

Avril, what a great work of art. You truly captured the emotion in this painting. Wonderful detail that is a large part of why this is such a great work.

Great art work Avril, fantastic image.

Oh yes, i’m sure we could keep nice and warm together, he could show me how to paint and i could show him how to shoot poachers

she’ll probably say thats two gorilla’s she’s got in the garden, it’ll not be the first time she’s called me that

Beautiful work Avril, every hair as always given the greatest care and love. Amazing.

OMG!, this is tuly magnificent – WOW

Oh wow Avril…....I am stunned!!!!! This is perfect!

Gogeous work, you have captured his emotions and feeling, well done.

As an animal lover, I understand your respect for the beautiful and sentient animals that share our planet. Your photograph and narrative of this Gorilla is very touching and I also hope that people will wake up and stop the cruelty and neglect of these precious beings. I just posted several shots of police horses that I felt were neglected in intense heat in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They appeared to be so uncomfortable in their tight socks and shoes. I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful photography.

This is a wonderful painting of a creature that has as much right to be on this Planet as we have

No one has the right to take a life juts for the sake of it.

Beautiful and amazing work of ART.

Very well done, I love it :) Congratulations!

-Antonio

So full of emotion…...makes me want to cry! My heart goes out to these magnificent creatures….....Incredible work here Avril!!!!!!!!

This is just Awsome…A beautiful job Sis Avri..Huggggggzzzz

Glorious artwork, wonderfully executed, You caught the very essence of this wonderful Gorilla. Beautiful imagery. so well done!!!! hugsxxx

Just beautiful! Lynn

Beautiful!

Beautiful work

This is gorgeous painting. You truly captured the sadness of this beautiful gorilla. I agree with you so much in that I hope one day our fellow primates will be recognized as the thinking, feeling creatures they are. Beautiful!

I love this, beautiful and emotional image!

Stunning!

very beautiful