Jasper Goodall's primary interest lies in exploring the world after dark and, above all nocturnal subjects, the night forest holds a particular fascination. The following poem by William Collins (1721-1759) entitled Ode to Evening inspired Jasper's Twilight's Path series;
"Now air is hushed, save where the weak-eyed bat with short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds
His small but sullen horn, As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path Against the pilgrim, borne in heedless hum:"