Early Work Jamaica (1994–1995)
Toasting The Trough (1995), is a political satire located on old plantation grounds. The idea of the swimming pool as a national resource, a “trough”, pillaged by thieving politicians was inspired by the late Jamaican talk show host Motty Perkins. The new order and their entourage present themselves as advocates of radical change, yet in reality many are thinly masked hypocrites who revel in the same sins as their colonial predecessors: pride, envy, greed, anger, gluttony, lust, and sloth. Other notable satires include The Ex-Pat (1994), The Hanging Garden (1994), and from the Queen Victoria series, Privy To The Adventures Of Nation Building (1995).
The Hanging Garden (1994), 36 x 30 inches, oil on canvas
Toasting The Trough (1995), 36 x 30 inches, oil on canvas with marine varnish
Cameo’s Cargo: Victoria and the Little Painter (1995), 5 x 4 inches, oil on canvas on hardboard
Victoria’s Veil (1995), 30 x 24 inches, oil on canvas
Naming The Rose (1995), 10 x 8 inches, oil on canvas
Privy To The Adventures Of Nation Building (1995), 36 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
National Nanny (1995), 8 x 5 inches, oil on canvas on hardboard
Bed of Souls (1995), 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
Uneasy Urchins (1995), 16 x 12 inches, oil on canvas
Damsels and Dark Dreams (1995), 30 x 24 inches, oil on canvas
Domestic Harmony (1995), 28 x 12 inches (3 panels, 1 16 x 12 inches, 2 panels each 12 x 6 inches), oil on canvas with wood and metal grill
The Ghosting Hour (1995), 12 x 5 inches (3 panels, each 5 x 4 inches), oil on canvas on hardboard
My Great Grandmother’s Rule of Thumb (1995), 16 x 5 inches (4 panels, each 5 x 4 inches), oil on canvas on hardboard
The Ex-Pat (1994), 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
Jo’s Blue Box (1995), 12 x 6 inches, oil on canvas on hardboard
The Capture of Mary Read and Anne Bonney (1994), 12 x 5 inches (3 panels, each 5 x 4 inches), oil on canvas on hardboard
The Lizard Catcher (1994), 16 x 12 inches, oil on canvas
The Dream of The Fisherman (1994), 16 x 12 inches, oil on canvas
Bachelor Girls (1994), 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
Independence Day (1994), 10 x 8 inches, oil on canvas
Portrait Of A Little Painter (1995), 10 x 8 inches, oil on canvas
Force of Habit (1994), 5 x 4 inches, oil on canvas on hardboard
Sweet Miracles and Roses (1995), 18 x 12 inches (1 panel 12 x 6 inches, 12 panels each 4 x 3), oil on canvas on hardboard
Strange Bedfellows (1995), 16 x 36 inches (3 panels, each 12 x 16 inches), oil on canvas