Grace

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. I believe I am also drawn to stags as it's the Scottish in me and I just love their anthropormorphic qualities, when they stare at you it's like they are staring into your soul.... In this piece I wanted to create that amazing moment you have if you ever come across an animal in its natural habitat, there is nothing quite so beautiful. I wanted to get across the presence of the stag and the fact that if we are in nature, we are always in the presence of beauty, even if it is dark or raining.....