Finished!

It's taken far longer than I ever intended, but my scratchboard portrait of Towan is finished.Towan was one of Woodland Park Zoo's beloved orangutans. He passed away this year and his keepers, fans and fellow orangutans are still feeling his loss. He was a wonderful ambassador for his people of the forest.Orangutans are critically endangered, largely due to habitat loss. Palm oil plantations are a major threat, taking over land that used to be vibrant forest. I hope that this portrait of dear Towan will inspire people to learn about orangutans and take action to protect them. Here is a resource to start with: Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program.While working on this piece I recorded a couple of short videos and shared them on YouTube. Here they are:[kad_youtube url="https://youtu.be/dE0W02NQ-WU?list=PLrwNI3RhWxe-4cAVbrXbDkZ9gyXeE4Mw4" width=640 height=360 ] [kad_youtube url="https://youtu.be/F-TQ_7UPvbk?list=PLrwNI3RhWxe-4cAVbrXbDkZ9gyXeE4Mw4" width=640 ]