Artist Statement
I was raised in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and European regions, and have lived much of my adult life in the Western United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
I began working as an artist three decades ago in Colorado, and my paintings initially depicted celestial bodies and luminous rings, inspired by the region's captivating night skies. Over time, my style evolved to embrace the vibrant vernacular of the land in Colorado and the western United States, and Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region. As an artist whose work is rooted in place, I am intrigued by how societies and cultures leave their mark on the land they inhabit. I have done this through a variety of bodies of work, such as decay, fire, regeneration, people, animals, factories, boundary making and patterning, and heritage.
In my latest project, "Earthbound," I portray individuals at rest or in their final moments in a beautiful place of their choosing.