CAR I BBEAN
My Caribbean studies tell two different stories. The horses at dawn attracted me last year and this year I found them a little later (7.00am) and in more light so their form became more defined and the colours stronger. These small studies are about the relationship between horse and handler where there is a subtle change in the balance of power brought about by the immersion of both in the sea. My mind goes back to Sorolla and Gauguin to confirm that horses on the beach is an appropriate subject for a painter, something that worries me whenever I paint in the Caribbean. The other, less serious, story is one all about colour. These small studies of Caribbean life are an extension of the studies I have previously undertaken on Mediterranean beaches but what they have to say is definitely said with a Caribbean accent. They are an opportunity for me to be less literal in my portrayal, less accurately representative but hopefully no less evocative.
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