1991
'Cohoba Rite', acrylic on mahogany panel, 3' x 4'. Commissioned
for 'On the Trail of the Arawaks' permanent exhibit, St.
Martin, French West Indies. |
Article
in 'Anguilla Life' on the St. Martin exhibition with
reproductions of my series of commissioned paintings.
After I painted the series of Historical Murals for
the airport in Anguilla, I was asked to paint this series
for the museum in Marigot, French St. Martin. I created
these paintings bringing together my research on the
anthropology and archaeology of the Arawak Indians,
combining the images with the geography of the local
island.
- "Penny
speaks with love and respect for these so called 'primitive
beings', who were powerful in a way the modern world
has forgotten. Each gesture of their everyday life
was in accord with the forces of nature. Their rhythm
of life rested on a balance between the visible and
the invisible world, and on harmony between the natural
elements and man. " We have lost this contract with
nature,"
- Penny
says." The Rebirth of a People, Anguilla Life magazine.
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