The Natural Fictions series explores the imaginative possibilities already contained within the forms of living organisms. Inspired by a lifelong fascination with insects, the series moves from close observation of nature into speculative worlds where biology and imagination coexist. Insects and other living forms provide the starting points for visual invention. Their anatomies, patterns, and structures suggest myths, symbols, and stories. The paintings extend these structures into unfamiliar forms and situations while retaining a recognizable biological logic. The organisms retain their recognizable identities as scale, setting, and relationships shift around them. Insects and other creatures become protagonists in imagined journeys, encounters, and environments. They take on new symbolic meanings without losing their connection to the natural world. The paintings remain grounded in close observation even as they extend the visual logic of living form. Imagination continues nature. Painting carries living form into new relationships and narratives, drawing out the extraordinary in structures, patterns, and behaviors already present in nature.