Art Protecting Endangered Species
The artwork in this collection was created with a founding mandate to help preserve and protect endangered species. David worked in partnership with Roland Hanoski and created APES Art Inc. Producing fine art images (oil paintings) of endangered species subjects, they hope to bring attention to the unique beauty of each creature, and its place in the biosphere. It is also their hope to bring attention to the dire situation of their plight, and the imminence of their extinction, if we do not act now to save them.
Cheeky Monkey
42" x 36" Oil on canvas - Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
The Cheeky Monkey who is painting the baboon's face has a palette and brushes. The colours on the palette and on the brushes represent all the hues of the colour wheel.
I am the Cheeky Monkey, painting all the animals. My mother always called me a 'cheeky monkey' because I used to play tricks and get a laugh.
So, I am painting the baboon, who is my big brother, John Halliwell. And the two butterflies represent my mum and dad.
The Hunter's Conundrum
48" x 36" Oil on canvas Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
Species: White Rhino, Cheetah
Region: West Africa
Keep your Blackberry close, you just might need it!
On one side of the tree is the Hunter, and on the other side is the Cheetah - - both chased up the tree by the Northern White Rhino protecting its baby.
Ironically - - on the ground is the Hunter's backpack - water bottle - rifle - and cell phone. His wife is calling on the screen asking "How's the safari going, honey?"
Since painting this, the last Northern White Rhino has passed, taking yet another species into extinction.
The Water of Life
42" x 36" Oil on canvas - sold
Species: Giant Panda
Region: China
All they need is a remote mountain place, with clean water and fresh bamboo so that they can continue to delight future generations of our children's children.
A New Dawn
42" x 36" Oil on canvas Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
Species: Japanese Crested Ibis
Region: Japan
The Japanese Crested Ibis is the national bird of Japan. After the devastations and de-forestation of two world wars, it became extinct in Japan.
In the sixties, a small brood of seven birds was discovered in the wilds of China. They donated a breeding pair to Japan, and they are now making a comeback.
We want to support the breeding program so that they can flourish, and once again grace the skies of Japan for ages to come.
Press On
42" x 36" Oil on canvas - Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
It is an amazing phenomenon, to have the Stone Age and the Space Age on the planet at the same time.
The Stone Age is represented by mud men and head-hunters in New Guinea. The Space Age is represented by the invasion of the Blackberry - the quintessential icon of the Space Age at work on the street level.
The young boy at his traditional Coming of Age ceremony has found a cell phone and pressed 'On', thereby changing his world and culture forever.
Ancient Mariners
48" x 36" Oil on Canvas Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
These turtles have been hunted near to extinction. Their shells are used for decorative boxes and other commercial uses.
Bengal Sundown
48" x 36" sold
Are these magnificent cats going to fade in our memory in our collective consciousness?
Polar Bears
48" x 36" Priced at $3000, this painting is now available.
The poplar ice is disappearing due to pollution and global warming. The sun dogs and halo appear when there is a major climate change. In the background, the culprit, the oil tanker, tries to sneak through unnoticed.