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Art From an Unlikely Artist

Art From an Unlikely Artist orange juice or a box of Kool-Aid, which
Amanda makes good money for her art, she receives for every painting she
hundreds of dollars on some pieces. Her completes.
particular style is strictly abstract and Amanda's art debuted to the public at the
she exhibits some unorthodox mannerisms, zoo's Primate Exhibit building last
but her work garners the attention of February. The opening exhibition produced
many. over 400 people who came to bid on 22 of
Sometimes the artist sleeps late and only Amanda's framed originals. The auction
paints once a week. If the inspiration raised about $4,800 for the zoo. A piece
strikes and she does not have her of Amanda's art entitled: "Like the
supplies though, she shows her Weather" took a hefty price, $360.
frustration by spitting and acting out! And even though Amanda shares her cage
Well, what would you expect from a with three other orangutans, she is,
100-pound orangutan? apparently, the only latent artist with
Typically, her studio is littered with drive and talent.
banana peels and other stuff lying around She is also not shy about demonstrating
rotting, but she like to climbs up, up, her skills to onlookers and likes the
up into a cargo net to greet visitors. attention she gets as a result. Zoo
Amanda lives at the Como Zoo in St. Paul, spokeswoman Jennifer Lauerman says, "She
Minnesota. definitely knows what is going on." And
Her Como Zoo keeper, Mike Thell, says even though Amanda the orangutan artist
that the Sumatran/Bornean orangutan doesn't get the luxury of spending her
started painting in June as part of the funds, she would probably buy more
zoo's enrichment program. Animals in this bananas anyway.
zoo and others across the country, Other animals too, have been taught to
experience different incentive paint at various zoos around the country.
enhancements as well: there are the Ruby, the elephant, has sold paintings
gorillas who have to maneuver their for the Phoenix Zoo and one of her
treats out of plastic bottles, a polar creations netted almost $3,000. The
bear who has to scratch his way through a Marine Science Center in Clearwater,
block of ice to get his fish, and lions Florida, has shown some dolphin art and
who get to roll around in their favorite in 1992, one of the originals went for as
herbs and spices. Animal behavior experts much as $175.
have discovered that by supplying work * *
for animals, whether that means foraging Ziggy, our soon-to-be twelve year old
for food, navigating their terrain, or capuchin monkey loves artwork too, only
simply doing unlikely projects like she does not paint. I tried to introduce
Amanda, the animals fare better and her to watercolor paints several times,
exhibit a "psychological well being." but there was something about the brushes
The intelligent, antsy Amanda just kind she could not get over. As a consequence,
of took to painting after only a few her favorite medium is chalk, with
demonstrations about what to do with the crayons taking a close second. She often
brush and paints from the less-talented decorates the sides of her cage, her
humans around her. Because she thrives as toys, and a large, wooden hanging monkey
a result of her painting, every so often with bright colors. In fact, I find chalk
bottles of nontoxic poster paint and marks on almost any flat surface,
thick sheets of paper are pushed up to including paper and unrequested mail.
her chain-link fence. Part of Amanda's If you would like to introduce your
technique is to dip a fat paint brush monkey to art, let them observe your
into bright, primary colors and, after actions more than a few times, supply
each thoughtful stroke on paper, she will non-toxic products, and as unobtrusively
cleanse the brush in her mouth! Blue is a as possible, monitor their progress. For
favorite hue. Several minutes of inspired a reward, since boxed mixed drinks
painting take place and then she hands contain too much sugar, think about
her brush back to Thell, licks the excess rewarding your budding artist with a
paint with her pointed tongue, and its tablespoon of low fat, low sugar yogurt
done. "She usually gives it the tongue in the lid or offer a couple of Jello
signature," Thell says. cubes.
It does take some coaxing to get Amanda Andrea Campbell is the author of Bringing
to part with her work, but she will Up Ziggy: What Raising a Helping Hands
eventually push her creation under the Monkey Taught Me About Love, Commitment,
cage door for retrieval. She is further and Sacrifice .
rewarded for her efforts with either




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