'After All I've Been Through'

12x12 Acrylic on Canvas
 
If the eyes are the window to the soul, this fella has so much to say. So much like us - these non-human individuals deserve our respect, but poaching, ecotourism, and the destruction of their natural habitats has landed the chimpanzee species on the endangered list. Chimpanzee sanctuaries are doing their best to protect and preserve these intelligent, beautiful creatures.