The kinkajou is a Procyonidae family tropical forest mammal.
The artist seeks a more heightened sense of realism so that the experience of the item is not filtered through the two-dimensional canvas. Guild's artwork is inspired by European still life from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Derrick Guild, born 1963

Born in Perth, Guild trained at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee from 1982 to 1987. Since graduating he has exhibited widely in Britain and America, with solo shows in London and New York. In 1995 the award of the Villiers David Scholarship allowed him to travel to Spain, where he was greatly influenced by the country's painting and culture.