For the last ten years I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Hope Town in Elbow Cay, Bahamas to paint and teach. Each winter, residents there grew used to seeing me standing on the street trying to get down in oils or watercolors all the wonderful subjects their island offered. They welcomed me into their community as a friend.
When Category 5 Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Elbow Cay and the rest of the Abaco Islands, winds and storm surge caused an almost complete loss of housing and infrastructure. Every structure, beach, and tree pictured here has been destroyed or damaged.
I created this new series of mixed media paintings to keep Hope Town as I knew it in memory. The images begin with my black and white photographs, over which I layer oil paint. Ghosts of the photograph show through the paint in some areas, and in other parts, colors and shapes are invented. I hope the results evoke the special spirit of Hope Town.
The profits from the sale of this art will be donated to community members who have lost their homes, and to groups working directly to aid in the rebuilding that will make Hope Town an even more special place in the future.
Each painting size is 10” x 10”, mat size is 17” x 14”, vertical. All paintings are sold archivally matted. Shipping is USPS priority. The shipping price of $25.00 will be added at checkout.
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