In discussing this painting the artist writes, “I have had a fascination with red foxes ever since reading a 75-page poem at the age of 14 by the poet John Masefield, titled Reynard the Fox, a thrilling story of an English fox hunt and how the fox as the main protagonist lives to fight another day.

“A new fox painting is always something I look forward to starting and with this painting I wanted to convey the playfulness of the fox kits and the ability of foxes to easily adapt to living side by side with humans.”