This painting explores the intimate relationship between the hand and the act of creation. The hand is both subject and instrument—simultaneously shaping and being shaped by the creative process. By placing the paintbrush within the grasp, the image collapses the distance between the artist and the artwork, suggesting that creation is not separate from the self, but an extension of it.
Color functions as emotion rather than decoration. Each hue represents a state of energy, memory, or intention flowing through the hand at the moment of making. The blending of colors reflects the way identity is formed—layered, fluid, and constantly in motion. The hand becomes a conduit through which experience transforms into expression.
The ink lines anchor the form, asserting control against the freedom of watercolor. This tension mirrors the balance between discipline and spontaneity that defines artistic practice. Neither dominates; both are necessary.
Ultimately, this work is a meditation on authorship, agency, and presence. It honors the quiet power of the hand as a site of labor, imagination, and self‑definition, capturing the moment where thought, emotion, and action converge into creation.
This painting was exhibited at the occasion of the Netherland’s Royal visit in 2023 at the Harry L. Johnson museum grounds on the Island of Saba, Dutch Caribbean.
The Turk’s Cap cactus is representative of resilience, survival, protection and adaptation. It represents thriving in adversity, offers spiritual protection against negative energy and serves as a reminder of patience and strength. These are all themes that resonate with me especially now in 2026.
Currently on display at the office of the Island Secretary at Public Entity Saba. For sale. DM for price. This original Well’s Bay painting demonstrates expressive command of color, movement, and atmosphere. Its energetic surf, luminous palette, and confident execution place the work within the premium tier of contemporary landscape painting.
Dreaming of California…Music heavily influences my art and for this I am grateful. Unfortunately this piece was destroyed. It was Acrylic painted on wood.
Painting for the real dreams that come true. P.S. I miss my friends. May the sun always shine on you while catching new waves.
Friends who offer a helping hand to go on adventures bring back childhood memories of holding hands back when I feared the sharks.
Saba Island in the Dutch Caribbean is known for some of the best diving in the world. Tent reef was the only dive I’ll probably ever do but it was a once in a lifetime kind of adventure for me.
Anthurium flowers symbolize hospitality, love, and abundance, often called the “Flamingo Flower” or “Heart of Happiness,” representing warm welcomes, strong relationships, prosperity, and good luck, with meanings shifting slightly by color. Red stands for passion.
I painted this at a time when my son was just shy of 1 year old. It was inspired by my trip to the Singapore Art Museum back in 2008 where I saw Giacometti figures for the first time. That was also the first time I was able to go to an Art museum and that trip to Singapore inspired me to follow my dreams of being an Artist.
This painting is in honor of my mom who passed away in 2003. My ma, as I used to call her, showed kindness to a weak hummingbird when I was a child. She tried to save the weak hummingbird by warming it with the oven’s pilot light.
At times alot of emotions go into my paintings and it requires alot of inner personal reflection as the main tool of the trade is love. I hope this painting reflects what my mother was trying to teach me at a young age; that kindness is always the way to enlightenment.