This small piece is quite the departure from the artist’s usual approach - venturing almost into the realms of caricature. The main figure hints at that of a psychiatrist, but in a homely setting, slouching at rest on the sofa. Is Mr. Beetle imagining the female figures around him? Is he trying to understand himself through his reading material? Painted with oil paint on a deep 3.5cm stretched canvas - the painting wraps around the sides of the canvas allowing the painting to be hung directly without framing.