April- Influences of Carnival

Towards the end of March and early April I find myself drawn to Trinidad and even more so as Carnival in Trinidad has come to an end. Years ago I was blessed to have the opportunity to take part, and take part I DID! I saw everything from the preparations of the costumes in the mass camps, to the fetes from sun down to sunrise, JOUVERT! (oil and glitter!!) all with a bottle or two of 'water' to keep me going. My paintings this month are influenced by the costumes, people, colour, texture and the details of what I observed with my artistic eye. It is a concept I will be returning to later in the year as my sketch book is FULL of more concepts in this area. So for the moment here is a taster! .... So, just breath and exhale this experience with me. Please don't forget to join my blog so you can continue to follow my progress. Much Love and Blessings, Kulturess XXX