Donkey

I then decided that I wanted to paint animals. This is related to my thoughts about animal-human relations. This donkey was my first attempt and I am very pleased with it. It's from a photograph and was almost effortless. I think the wash background, which I painted most of first, really set me on to the right track.
The easiest painting I've done and a lesson learned for me - that feeling relaxed when painting actually shows in the image - and it's great. But is it art?