When I started painting this bust I had a strong sensation of loneliness and sadness - even though there is so much beauty here as well.
The more I worked on it the more it felt like it perfectly depicted the danger we live in today. Global warming, a society wholly bent on ever making more money no matter the actual cost.
To me he is the last of the Druids. He watches his treed being burned down one after the other. Being wholly sad and ever more lonely he tries to calm his best friends - the birds, mouses, ...

I just hope he stays a fantasy a piece of painted plastic!