Artist Statement

I am a Guyanese-born, UK-based artist whose work explores the intersections between reality, imagination, and cultural identity.

My paintings are rooted in the visual and spiritual languages of the Caribbean, where histories, mythologies, and lived experiences continually overlap.

Working primarily in oil, acrylic, and mixed media on linen, I combine muted and vibrant tones, layered brushwork, and relief-like surfaces to build a distinct visual texture.

My compositions often feature real people — friends, historical figures, or observed characters — within scenes that blur the boundaries between the everyday and the fantastical. Here, magical realism allows imagination and truth to coexist naturally.

Recurring motifs, such as the jaguar, act as symbolic anchors of strength, identity, and transformation.
They form part of a visual vocabulary connecting me to my Guyanese heritage and to broader conversations about the Caribbean diaspora.

My work asks what it means to be Caribbean today — how memory, migration, and belonging shape our sense of self. Themes of gender, visibility, and balance, and references to dancehall culture, folklore, and the natural world, appear as metaphors for freedom and resilience.

I begin with autonomous drawing, allowing subconscious ideas to guide form and narrative.
This intuitive process reveals relationships between the physical and spiritual, the seen and unseen.

Ultimately, my art is storytelling — a re-imagining of Caribbean narratives through symbolism, stylised figuration, and emotional resonance.

I invite viewers into dialogue, offering evolving perspectives on who we are, where we come from, and what we might yet become.