Tonight, November 7, Roq La Rue in Seattle will open two solo shows by artists who share a passion for the natural world: Lindsey Carr and Marco Mazzoni. British painter Lindsey Carr's gouache and watercolor works in “La Petite Singerie” ("The Little Monkey") is a series of stately portraits of primates. Rendered realistically with a naturalist's eye despite their anthropomorphism, the monkeys are painted regally on yellowed surfaces with an antique feel. The delicately ornamented works are presented in equally baroque wooden frames. Behind the folkloric aesthetic of Carr's work is a conservationist message that laments the destruction of animals' natural habitats. Read more after the jump.