My use of the beast was a humble vehicle for the medium to be manipulated as a form of expression which begun with no clear intention after a series of futile and grinding portraits and still life paintings. What I also find quite interesting is the potential to depict very human emotions such as; fear, joy, love, and sadness and to convey them through use of the animals and the tactile and transient nature of the medium in a way which is honest to myself .
