When I was living in Missoula, Montana, I would do live paintings for my art shows. When trying to brainstorm what to paint for one of my shows, my fiance gave me the idea to paint this little guy. At that time my mom was having raccoons come around her house, and the stories and pictures of them would just crack me up. I wanted to paint this furry guy as a way to try to understand their hilarious intentions (which I may never fully understand).