This is my first wildebeest painting. The migration of the wildebeest in Tanzania and Kenya is the largest movement of biomass on the planet, but I think sometimes we take them for granted out in the bush. It is easy to disregard them as just a background species or fodder for predators, yet wildebeest play an incredibly important part in the well-being of the land. From reducing the chances of devastating wildfires simply by curbing the growth of vegetation to enriching the silt of the Mara River upon death, these wonderful creatures have sustained human and animal life in East Africa since time began. I see them almost as ghosts that never leave the plains, they are always there, and so I wanted to paint them abstractly - like spirits running towards you.

The Serengeti National Park is possibly the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world, home to lots of Africa's most iconic animals -wildebeest being one of them. But in recent decades the whole area has come under growing pressures from people - in the form of agriculture, industry, tourism, poaching and pollution. WWF are working with local communities, other NGOs, the private sector, and the government to reach mutually agreed solutions.