This was a smaller watercolor painting, 17" x 20".
It was a second place winner in a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators contest.
Many people mistakenly think that the gorilla is a male, but in actuality, she is not.

Just in case you're curious about my process,
here's a shot of the oriinal pencil sketch, brought into Photoshop and tweaked a lot:



Then I sue photoshop to test out some colors.
This is the image I used as a guide to painting my final watercolor: