#sexypink/oil painting in Trinidad and Tobago

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Sexypink - Ashley Thomas-Steuart at Soft Box Art Gallery now.

"I would tell you how much I love you if I could only quantify it myself”

28"×22" oil on canvas

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“Embers” oil on canvas

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“This is no ThroneI wear no Crown” 48”x36” oil on canvas 

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“Exit Stage Left”  oil on canvas

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and a detail.

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SEXYPINK Reviews: I went for a drive and Never Came Back - Tracey Johnson

(Solo show) LOFTT Gallery Roselino Street Woodbrook

October 6 -20th 2023

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A ditty of Bruce Springsteen and the title of a recently completed Solo show by the prolific Tracey Johnson at Loftt in Woodbrook discusses a restless spirit. Springsteen croons ‘ride, and never went back, Johnson, ‘drive, and Never Came Back’.

Whatever the lyrics Miss Johnson has single handedly shown why going to Art shows matter. Her Hyper Realistic, Expressionistic Abstractions are thought provoking masterful works. 

Her technical skills are so on point that as you stand next to her girl smiling or red devil, it takes a few seconds for ones thoughts to wrap around the fact that these ARE NOT photographs.

Even more so, her decision to deliberately toy with reality by blurring, marking and splattering heightens the delightful drama on the canvases.

For example her egg drop sun and black drizzle over the La Basse image could be gimmicky in any other hands.

Miss Johnson triumphs here by instinctively being in synch with every single brush stroke she renders. She gives just enough shift from Realism to Fantasy as can be seen in Maracas beach where her sun is a child’s playful scrawl.

What I appreciate most about I went for a drive and Never Came Back is its unexpected candor on life in the tropical paradise that is Trinidad and Tobago.

Overlaying frenetic markings on captured moments, defining the happenstance of one’s input like a diary or a witness to the mundane (beauty) likened to the simplicity of  driving on a dark night - is all done with an ease, an exceptional understanding of painting. It is a comprehension fraught with the discipline of getting out of the way and letting the energy come forward as she does - not simple or easy at all.

Everybody has a hungry heart, Springsteen sings and Miss Johnson’s heart beats for us in her work. One of the most impactful shows of 2023 so far. 

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Sexypink - Aurora Honeywell

When I come across work I have not seen before, and it causes me to pause, it is always a special feeling and moment. I look forward to more.

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Sexypink - Subran remembers the old time days.

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~Sexypink~  HazBat .2020. Roberta Stoddart . Oil paint on primed hardboard and stretcher bar. 9 x 6” . Part of the Exhibition RAW; the space in between . Special viewing this Saturday 8.8.2020

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Roberta Stoddart

~Sexypink~ From the show RAW right now in Trinidad and Tobago..... Steppin’ Out.2020. Roberta Stoddart . Oil paint on primed hardboard and stretcher bar. 9 x 6”

and  His Excellency Grand General Chairman Corona . 2020. Roberta Stoddart . Oil paint on primed hardboard and stretcher bar. 9 x 6” . Part of RAW.

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~Sexypink~ Love letter to the Late Lisa O’Connor from The Women in Art Organization of Trinidad and Tobago

 LISA OCONNOR 27 May , 1965 - 22 June ,2020 Dear Lisa , I looked around the gallery today at walls that for years were full of your masterpieces .As the last of your paintings left , there was a profound emptiness inside of me at the realization that these walls would no longer hold anymore of your new works. I will so miss your vivid colors , the incredible light that each piece evokes , you created such a happy mood within each piece . As for that immense strong smell of still wet oil paints of pieces recently off your easel and along came a warning how careful I must be. A sadness hit - there would be no more phone calls - “ I’m finally finished it , it just needs to be photographed and then you can come for it !” That love and passion in your voice for each piece that you mastered. There will be no more lengthy chats , discussions and endless negotiations . You were always relentlessly strong yet you held a sincere kindness within you. Your humility , your gentle soul and the pride in your voice each and every time we spoke and the excitement that was always shared upon completion of a work. You painted what you saw , exactly what you saw. I can still picture you with your easel inside the Savannah and Jackson Square. I admired how you always put your family first and what an incredible love you had for your children. You worked only when you had finished everything that life threw at you. Last week , one of your last messages to me - “Juliana , I have a surprise for you ! I was working on the painting for you ! “ How I know how you struggled to paint towards the very end . I saw how weary you grew but there was such a fierce determination and hope inside of you. You so fought hard to live ! You continued to be so positive right until the very end and carried an intense spirituality that I would one day only hope to have. God was always mentioned every time we spoke. You were all heart Lisa , you are so going to be missed ! Throughout the years , I noticed how willing you always were to please your collectors , to give them the very best of you. You remained so utterly passionate about each subject . Each piece not only told a story but showed what an incredible person you were and how you viewed the world with such love and compassion. Each creation came from within your heart. You now live in each one of us , you are part of our walls , our homes , our lives. We , the collectors are the lucky ones . We hold a part of your life and who you were. Lisa , did you know how many countless times , numerous collectors have said to me how after a long , tedious day at work or just the regular struggles of daily life they would come home , sit and just simply stare and lose themselves in the beauty of what hangs on their walls ? You have made such a tremendous mark and impact in the world in such a short lifetime. Edvard Munch quoted - “ Nature is not only that is visible to the eye . It also includes the inner pictures of the soul “- for every brilliant yellow poui, fierce orange flamboyant , bougainvillea , humble fishing village , magnificent colonial building and lush garden, I will always remember your unique being. Your beauty certainly came from within your very nature and soul. Love , Juliana . “ There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot , but there are others who , thanks to their art and intelligence , transform a yellow spot into the sun . “ Pablo Picasso .

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~Sexypink~ From the Facebook page of Jal Khan....

Went to the current must go to see and buy art exibition in Trinidad and Tobago by local artist Marissa Yung Lee at Horizons Art Gallery.It is a refreshing exibition from the local norm of technical painting of subjects of portraiture studies, fantasy and Trinidad and Tobago cultural diversity coding. She presents subjects from Trinidad and Tobago traditional Carnival to our cultural diversity to the artist fantasy linking to the exibition theme of magical=realism.

What Young Lee brings to the viewing audience is her investigation of the skill of painting the human form, costume and control of light on the subject using different oil painting medium methods.Her works are very reasonably priced even below some local market rates for this type of technical painting which as her first solo exibition are expected only increase significantly. I expect her growth and skill as an visual artist to rapidly advance as she explores her visual voice to speak and share with us.

Congratulations to her as most of her works have already been sold and it's up to you to quickly get the remaining available ones of this progressive artist for your art collection.What look for in this artist?Her investigation of light in paintings.Her subject choices and tight compositions that are linked to and rich in Trinidad and Tobago cultural diversity symbolic encoding.

The artist willingness to investigate and experiment to commit to this form of painting.The possibility of her future deeper exploration of her minds visual creative expression of her subject choices using her developing mastery of the media.

Recommendations Go see this exibition.Support buying local art for love of art and investment in art.Follow and support all local visual artist.

Credits acknowledgmentsArtist Marissa Yung LeeHorizons Art GalleryPhotography by Jalaludin Khan © 2021

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~Sexypink~101 Art Gallery is at The Art Society of Trinidad & Tobago.· OPENING TODAY! 3 - 6 PM.⁣

James Armstrong ⁣Now and Then and There - Recent Oil Paintings ⁣@Art Society Of Trinidad & Tobago⁣⁣2 – 9 October 2021⁣Noon To 6 p.m.⁣OPENING – Saturday 2nd October 3 – 6 p.m.⁣⁣

Please call Mark (678-0460) or Dulcie (686-7943) to make an appointment for a preview.⁣ ⁣This exhibition qualifies for the tax incentive whereby corporate purchasers may claim the expense.⁣