Art From Unlikely Artist

Art From Unlikely Artist Art ArtistAmanda unlikely to make a good price for their art, hundreds of dollars for some pieces. His style is strictly abstract and she exhibits some unusual behavior, but their work Gaer the attention of many. Sometimes the artist sleeps late and only paints once a week. If the inspiration strikes and not have their supplies, but this shows his frustration and acting out by spitting! Well, what do you expect from a 100-pounds orang-utan? Typically, her studio and 'littered with banana peels and other things around rotting, but who wants to rise above in a quote to greet visitors. Amanda lives in Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota.Her Como Zoo keeper, Mike Thell, says that the Boean-Sumatran orangutan started painting in June as part of the zoo? S enrichment program. Animals in this zoo, and others across the country, various incentives and improvements: There are gorillas, the scope of its treatment of plastic bottles, a polar bear, on his way through a block of ice for your fish and lions, which are rolling around in their favorite herbs and spices. Animal behavior, experts have discovered that through the work, to animals, it means that if the food for the food, their land navigation, or simply do not make projects such as Amanda, the animals show a better and more "mental welfare. "The intelligent, antsy Amanda just kind of painting, after a few demonstrations of what to do with brushes and paint for less talented people around them. Prosperous because because of his painting, sometimes bottles of nontoxic poster paint and thick sheets of paper are pressed up to his chain link fence. Part of Amanda? S-DIP is a technique of fat brush in bright, primary colors and, after each step and on paper, but clean the brush in his mouth! Blue is a color. Several minutes of inspired painting take place and then hands her brush back to Thell, licks the excess paint with his strong language, and its done. 'It is usually given language signature, "Thell says.It requires some' coaxing of Amanda to part with their work, but also the creation of push under the door of the cage for recovery. E 'also honored for his involvement with the orange juice or a box of Kool-Aid, it receives for every painting has completes.Amanda? S art debuted to the public at the zoo? S Primate building show last February. The opening show more than 400 people who came to 22 the number of bids by Amanda? S framed originals. The auction of about $ 4800 for the zoo. A piece of Amanda? S art on the theme: "As the Time" at a great price, $ 360.And if Amanda shares her cage with three other orangutans is seemingly the only latent artist with drive and talent.She is also not shy to demonstrate their skills for the public and she likes to get attention as a result. Zoo spokeswoman Jennifer Lauerman says, "You surely know what's going on." And even though Amanda the orangutan artist doesn? T is the luxury of spending their resources, but would probably be more bananas anyway.Other animals have leaed to paint at various zoos around the country. Ruby, the elephant, has sold works for the Phoenix Zoo and one of her creations netted almost $ 3,000. The Marine Science Center in Clearwater, Fla., has shown some dolphin art and in 1992, was one of the originals up to $ 175. * * Ziggy, our first twelve years Capuchin monkey loves artwork too, but not the paint. I tried to make the colors the water several times, but it was something about the brushes can not. Therefore, his preferred medium is clay, plaster, which ranks second. They often ado the sides of her cage, her toys, and a large, wooden hanging monkey with bright colors. In fact, I find chalk marks on almost any surface, including paper and not required mail.If you want your art monkeys, make them observe the actions of a couple of times, the supply of non-toxic, and discrete as possible , and their progress. For a reward, as packaged mixed drinks contain too much sugar, you can reward your young artist with a tablespoon of low fat, sugar yogurt down the lid or a couple of Jello cubes.Andrea Campbell is the author of Ziggy Parents: Helping Hands Monkey That taught me about love, commitment and sacrifice. See Andrea and Ziggy on the site About the Author Andrea Campbell is the author of eight books on a variety of topics. For more information about the author, check their website at: