Trade union Prospect voiced concern about what it sees as a lack of attention of financial cuts to Forest Research - the scientific arm of the Forestry Commission.
And lo and behold, he got the attention of a group called New Forest Earth, which aims to fight deforestation in Mexico, Ecuador and other places, and sells crafts made by tribes in those areas.
Keating sold his first Sextons in the Forest Hill junk shops where he bought his canvases, seldom calling attention to the signatures, charging as little as five pounds apiece, rarely more than fifty.