Fluorescent acrylic, spray paint and black acrylic on canvas (70x70x2cm) 2012

This piece is from my 'wild' series, which are about nature wearing the colours of man like war paint, trying to adapt to man's intervention. The fluorescent paint also looks like energy radiating from the animal, as it is painted on the places I find most intense, usually around the eyes, radiating down the neck - wherever there is tension. I use a lot of stags in my work as they are so majestic and pure, like they are wearing ornate crowns on their heads. They are powerful and yets so peaceful. I love that juxtoposition and how they are symbolic of standing your own ground and overcoming life's obstacles....