Jacquelyn McBain's series, Experiments Useful for the Cure of Men's Minds, pairs insects with plants and fruits to interpret the lives of the Saints. These intense images depict the complex fight for survival. The series demonstrates the artist's keen observation of the natural world and intuitive response to seventeenth and eighteenth century Dutch floral painting. In a sense the series can be seen as a tribute to Francis Bacon who encouraged observation and experience of nature as a way to understand the world.