Re: The most appropriate style for a painting of Anonymous Monk is:

[BioLion]

It would have to be a Vermeer ( girl with a Perl earring )? (Ahem...)

Or better, graffiti?

T is definitely MTOWTDI

Accessible, Flexible

hated by purists, loved by everyone else

sometimes a quick and dirty five minute job, sometimes an elaborate thing of beauty

Plus it has already been done : Perl Monk!!