Borneo Rainforest | Orangutan Foundation | John Dyer | Paintings Mulu Page 2 - John Dyer Gallery

In 2019, as part of John Dyer's Last Chance to Paint global art project, the Born Free Foundation and explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE worked with John Dyer to put together a unique art expedition, 'Person of the Forest' to explore and paint the rainforest of Borneo, to meet the Penan tribe and to travel deep into protected rainforest areas to live alongside and paint orangutans with the Orangutan Foundation.

You can read all about the extensive expedition, daily blogs, watch daily videos, see photographs, and listen to tribal Penan music on the Last Chance to Paint Borneo chapter. You can also discover John Dyer's art from the Amazon.

"We never expected to be on the frontline of climate change, but the situation in Borneo was desperate. The entire time we were in the protected Lamandau reserve we were breathing in smoke, sometimes not too bad, but at other times we needed facemasks. The entire time, clumps of burnt rainforest leaves were gently drifting down from the sky that we could catch, and they then disintegrated into ash in our hands. The burning was intense, the worst year in history, as farmers took the opportunity to clear as much rainforest as they could in the dry season to establish yet more palm oil plantations. The orangutans are already critically endangered, and sadly, this could be one of the last chances to paint them in the wild unless something dramatic changes for the better soon."John Dyer.

The expedition team travelled first to Mulu in Borneo to explore the rainforest and amazing cave systems, watch the bat exodus and meet the Penan tribe in two tribal villages: Long Iman and Batu Bungan.

The second part of the expedition saw the team head to the far south of Borneo, where the Orangutan Foundation arranged special government permission for the artist to travel into the protected Lamandau Nature Reserve to live alongside and paint wild and orphaned orangutans.

As John Dyer painted in Borneo, the rainforest burnt with the sky thick with smoke and burnt rainforest leaves.

Artist John Dyer painting wild orangutans in the rainforest of Borneo

Above: John Dyer painting in the Borneo Rainforest in 2019. Photograph courtesy of Martha-Lilly Dyer.

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Borneo Rainforest Paintings

Signed print by artist John Dyer of three baby orangutans in their nests in the Borneo rainforest night.

Borneo Rainforest Prints by John Dyer

Borneo Rainforest, Orangutans Wall Art Poster Prints

Borneo Rainforest, Orangutans Wall Art Poster Prints

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Garden of Eden, Mulu Rainforest,Borneo'.

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Garden of Eden, Mulu Rainforest,Borneo'.

John Dyer Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Garden of Eden, Mulu Rainforest,Borneo'. Animal Art Prints from £90.00

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Stargazing Orangutans, Borneo Rainforest'.

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Stargazing Orangutans, Borneo Rainforest'.

John Dyer Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Stargazing Orangutans, Borneo Rainforest'. Animal Art Prints from £90.00

John Dyer Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Sunset Bats, Mulu, Borneo Rainforest'. Animal Art Prints from £90.00

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Clearwater Cave Swimmers, Mulu, Borneo'.

John Dyer Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Clearwater Cave Swimmers, Mulu, Borneo'. Animal Art Prints from £90.00

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Twilight Orangutans, Borneo'.

Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Twilight Orangutans, Borneo'.

John Dyer Limited Edition Jungle Print by Environmental Artist John Dyer. 'Twilight Orangutans, Borneo'. Animal Art Prints from £90.00

John Dyer Fine Art Print. Open Edition Jungle Art Print. 'Borneo Rainforest Sunset'. Cornwall Art Gallery

John Dyer Fine Art Print. Open Edition Jungle Art Print. 'Borneo Rainforest Sunset'. Cornwall Art Gallery

John Dyer John Dyer Fine Art Print. Open Edition Jungle Art Print. 'Borneo Rainforest Sunset'. Animal Art Prints from £65.00

John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Orangutan Rainforest Sunset. Borneo Art Gallery

John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Orangutan Rainforest Sunset. Borneo Art Gallery

John Dyer John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Orangutan Rainforest Sunset. Borneo Art Gallery £35.00

John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Borneo Rainforest Orangutans. Cornwall Art Gallery

John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Borneo Rainforest Orangutans. Cornwall Art Gallery

John Dyer John Dyer Unisex Cornwall Art T-Shirt. Borneo Rainforest Orangutans. Rainforest Art Gallery £35.00

John Dyer Vintage Style Travel Poster by John Dyer. Clearwater Pool, Mulu, Borneo. Animal Art Prints from £35.00

This wall art poster print features John Dyer's adorable painting of baby orangutans in their nests in the rainforest canopy of Borneo. Stars twinkle overhead and the orangutans settle into their newly built nests, which they build from fresh leaves and sticks every night. John Dyer travelled to Borneo and painted with the Orangutan Foundation, deep in the rainforest of southern Borneo

This wall art poster print features John Dyer's adorable painting of baby orangutans in their nests in the rainforest canopy of Borneo. Stars twinkle overhead and the orangutans settle into their newly built nests, which they build from fresh leaves and sticks every night. John Dyer travelled to Borneo and painted with the Orangutan Foundation, deep in the rainforest of southern Borneo

John Dyer Orangutan Art Poster Print by John Dyer. Baby Orangutans in their Nests at Night, Borneo. Animal Art Prints from £35.00

Wall art poster print of orangutans in the Borneo rainforest. Artist John Dyer has captured orangutans climbing through the rainforest to their nests in this beautiful art poster. The artist completed the drawing on an expedition to Borneo where he lives alongside the wild orangutans in the rainforest. At the top of the image, a single orangutan sits in its nest gazing at the stars and looking out across the rainforest canopy.

Wall art poster print of orangutans in the Borneo rainforest. Artist John Dyer has captured orangutans climbing through the rainforest to their nests in this beautiful art poster. The artist completed the drawing on an expedition to Borneo where he lives alongside the wild orangutans in the rainforest. At the top of the image, a single orangutan sits in its nest gazing at the stars and looking out across the rainforest canopy.

John Dyer Vintage Style Travel Art Poster Print by John Dyer. Orangutan Nights, Borneo Rainforest. Animal Art Prints from £35.00

This striking John Dyer fine art wall poster print of wild orangutans watching the sunset in the rainforest really captures the energy and life of this critically endangered species in its natural habitat of the tropical peat forests of Borneo. Created by the artist on an expedition to Borneo where he lived alongside the orangutans.

This striking John Dyer fine art wall poster print of wild orangutans watching the sunset in the rainforest really captures the energy and life of this critically endangered species in its natural habitat of the tropical peat forests of Borneo. Created by the artist on an expedition to Borneo where he lived alongside the orangutans.

John Dyer Vintage Style Travel Poster Art Print by John Dyer. Sunset Orangutans, Borneo Rainforest. Animal Art Prints from £35.00

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