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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Dwayne Hamilton - Artist</h2>
Dwayne Hamilton is a self-taught Jamaican artist and illustrator who was one of the nominees for The Prime Minister Youth Awards in 2018. Dwayne strives to live life creatively, taking inspiration from his surroundings to design and create captivating art in various forms including portraits, paintings, prints, illustrations, customizable greeting cards, and frame pieces.
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Humming Love Birds by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - I enjoy painting humming bird and is this piece I was trying to capture the closeness between these two love birds as they played together 

African Pride by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - A beautiful black woman exhibiting her strength, pride and value.        

Cocoa Tree by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - The cacao tree or Cocoa Tree is a small tree originally grown in tropical South America. It only grows to 4 to 8 meters in height. Its seeds are called cocoa and are used to produce cocoa butter, chocolate drinks, and chocolate. Now the trees are grown in plantations in many tropical countries.

Ackee by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - A still life watercolor painting of an Ackee, I Was trying to capture the realistic feels in this painting.

Pear by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - The avocado is a tropical fruit that thrives in tropical and sub-tropical climes. Popularly called "pear" in Jamaica, the fruit is very widely consumed in the island and across the Caribbean

Jamaican Swallowtail by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - Jamaican swallowtail is the largest butterfly in the Western Hemisphere. The species is critically endangered and faces a potentially bleak future. Only two small populations of the Homerus swallowtail remain in a fraction of their original environment.

Ballet by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - Number 1 in a series of ballet watercolor painting done in India ink & watercolor. These drawing is about movement and creative expression

Rainbow Parrot by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - As its name suggested, I try to use a much color as I can and get them to work together. There are about 9 to 10 different colors in this one piece

Star Fruit by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - This sweet and sour fruit is soothing and calming to the soul  

Sunflowers in the mist by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty and longevity. Much of the meaning of sunflowers stems from its namesake, the sun itself.

Jamaica Humming Bird by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - A a still life piece which depict to Jamaican Humming Bird feeding. The Doctor Bird or Humming Bird is the national Bird of Jamaica. In this piece I try to intertwine the color of my country with the art work if u look costly you will notice the Black, Green, and Gold.

Papaya by Dwayne Hamilton, a Jamaican Artist - The Jamaican papaya or pawpaw is indigenous to the Caribbean and Central America. It grows on a tall tree-like plant with the leaves confine to the top of the tree. This versatile fruit is well-known throughout the world.

<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Romaine McNeil - Artist</h2>
Romaine McNeil hails from Westmoreland, Jamaica.  At a very young age, her artistic abilities impacted her life and, those who took an interest in her creative talent.  This young Caribbean artist is known for her provocative surrealism, semi-abstract painting, and serene photographs that explore the depth of human nature, life, emotions, and the interconnectivity of all things. Her photographs, like her paintings capture the candid raw expression of the human spirit while documenting the stories that make up the spark of our lives. Having studied sculpture, painting, and music at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston Jamaica,  she has merged her passion for music and visual art which is shown in the marriage of the two in her work.  
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Romaine McNeil is a Jamaican Artist that hails from Westmoreland, Jamaica.

Evolve by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist  – “We can’t have butterfly conversation with caterpillar people” - Sophie Benshitta Maven This piece is about this exact quote. It is simply expressing our need to grow, to transition from one stage of our lives, into the next. The stagnation of being one thing too long only leads to ou unfortunate demise, spiritually, mentally and otherwise. We must embrace the changes that come despite the uncomfortable feeling that arises from it.

Rooted Enigma II by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist – The woman that she is to become finds balance and strength in the knowledge she has acquired. Shes firmly planted in her belief system that governs her path, to freedom. Freedom of self-expression, freedom to love, freedom to exist as the spiritual energy that she is while embracing what mother nature has blessed her with.

The Nest I by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist  –  The formation and nurturing of anything essential must have a firm foundation and surrounding to feed into it all that is important for its growth and development.

The Nurturing by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist  –  All things experience change and all things are impermanent. The process of change and growth are dynamic as we move through the stages of life and the becoming of oneself is highlighted by what we feed ourselves during our development through life.

Born Again by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist  – We don’t always understand to process of rebirth. There are journeys that takes us on various path int this life to teach us, bringing us closer to a level of mindfulness. Born again speaks to the ability for one to come face to face with their reality. No one likes to start over, but it sometimes becomes a necessity to reboot, to reset what has become habit, to pave new paths to raise the vibrations of our existence.

Transcendence by Romaine McNeil, a Jamaican Artist  – We are evolutionary beings having various experiences over our lifetime span. As we grasp knowledge and understanding about who we are, we transcend and then be ome.