Gallery 8 Caribbean
"Wharf Scene,Montego Bay"
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
Untitled, Jamaican Roadway
In the early twenties Florence explores first Trinidad then Jamaica in her discoveries in the Caribbean, A watercolour, signed, C -1922, private collection
Untitled, Jamaican Roadway
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
Untitled, Jamaican Roadway
One really gets the sense of the place and the light in this created street scene. A watercolour, signed, C - 1923, private collection
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
We get a view of history, in this village scene from Trinidad, over the next few years she visits the Caribbean many times. watercolour, signed, C -1921, private collection
"Old Spanish Bridge"
"Old Spanish Bridge"
"Old Houses, Port of Spain"
A later work, likely created from one of her sketches, back in the Ottawa studio. oil on canvas, signed, 1928, private collection
"Evening Twilight"
"Old Spanish Bridge"
"Evening Twilight"
As with many of her oils this may have been a studio work, the light is exquisite, unknown if its Trinidad or Jamaica. An oil on canvas, signed, C -1922, private collection
"Busy people"
"Old Spanish Bridge"
"Evening Twilight"
Another likely studio work we think Jamaica really captures the life locals. An oil on canvas, unsigned, 1929, Donated to the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queens Universities, in their permanent collection, by her family.
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
"At Trinidad, Pitch Lake"
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
"Bridgetown Pottery, B.W.I."
One of her first trips to the Caribbean in the twenties, we might see influence of a painter she admired, Canadian J.W. Morrice, watercolour C - 1921 signed Private Collection
"Bridgetown Pottery, B.W.I."
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
"Bridgetown Pottery, B.W.I."
The locals selling their wares in the port area, watercolour and gouache 1923, signed Private Collection
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
A going concern when Florence painted it, an historic site today, watercolour 1923, signed part of the permanent collection at the PAMA Gallery in Peel donated by Al Rain
"Moonlight in Jamaica"
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
"Windmill Sugar Industry, Barbados"
A church in the evening light with an impressive stained glass window, watercolour 1925, signed Private Collection
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
Likely from a sketch created later in her Ottawa studio oil, 1925, signed Private Collection
"Coconut Palms, Barbados"
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
"Uncertain Weather on the Savana, Trinidad"
A simpler but pretty painting typical of the swaying palms she enjoys creating in her tropical works, watercolour 1925, signed Private Collection
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
"Pick Bay , Trinidad"
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
The range in the background seems similar to other paintings but this one feels unfinished, watercolour and pencil signed 1924
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
The figures in this painting reminds this writer of some of J.W. Mortice's figures from his works in Trinidad, the same scene was also done in oil both are likely from the studio, this watercolour signed 1925, Private Collection
Untitled, Gateposts
"On the Savana, Trinidad,Port of Spain"
Untitled, Gateposts
This colourful delightfully warm painting makes you want to drop in for a visit, watercolour and gouache signed 1923, Private Collection
"Island Rock"
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
Untitled, Gateposts
Not sure which island probably from a sketch she brought back to the studio, oil signed 1923, Private Collection
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
A bit of a sea rolling in on this day in Barbados,watercolour signed 1923, Private Collection
"Port of Spain, Trinidad"
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
Untitled, Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
The colours and the palm trees of the streets of the Port of Spain, watercolour unsigned c - 1920, Private Collection
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
A recently discovered market scene this oil is unsigned and C - 1920s, Private Collection
Untitled, Shoreline, Trinidad
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
Waves washing over the rocks, at this unknown location on the Trinidad coast, watercolour, signed C - 1921, Private Collection
Untitled, Fishermen near Shore
Untitled, Public Market, Bridgetown, Barbados
Untitled, Fishermen near Shore
The exact location of this tranquil scene is not known, a watercolour, signed, C - 1920s, Private Collection
Untitled, Caribbean Palms
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
Untitled, Fishermen near Shore
One of the numerous scenes with no precise locations, the light in this painting gives us a sense of the warmth to the tropical day depicted in this painting. A watercolour, signed, C - 1920s, Private Collection
Untitled, Clouds
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
We suspect this interesting image of clouds to be a Caribbean location but there are no descriptions verso. this watercolour, signed C - 1920s, Private Collection
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
Untitled, Palms and Sailboats
Another painting whose exact location is hard to determine, But typical of the tropical scenes she observed. A watercolour, signed, C - 1920s, Private Collection
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
"Figure on Path, Trinidad"
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
This painting is a further refinement of a sketch, rather loosely executed, watercolour and gouache, signed, 1925, Private Collection
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
This vibrant cloud covered mountain we suspect to be in Trinidad , watercolour, signed, 1920, Private Collection
Untitled, Seascape
Untitled, Caribbean Mountains
Untitled, Seascape
Nets drying and boats resting as the catch is unloaded on this unknown beach, interesting lighting in this beautiful painting, oil, signed, 1925, Private Collection
"Trinidad Waters"
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
Untitled, Seascape
Sailboats pass close to the island in this charming picturesque view, watercolour, signed, 1920, Private Collection
"Palms,Seas, Barbados"
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
The odd shaped rock and ominous sky must have caught Florence's interest in this shoreline scene, watercolour signed with ARCA verso, 1924, Private Collection
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
"On the Savana, Trinidad, Port of Spain"2
This precise painting is the second version of one shown earlier in this gallery, it is a subtle masterpiece, oil, signed C - 1925, Private Collection
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
"Barbados"
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
"In Jamaica, Montego Bay"
An early drawing from one of her first trips to the Caribbean that included Barbados and Trinidad. coloured pencil, initialed, C -1919, permanent collection Agnes Etherington Gallery, Queens University, Kingston
"In Jamaica, Montego Bay"
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
"In Jamaica, Montego Bay"
A simple scene from a later trip to the B.W. I., watercolour. signed, C - 1924, Private Collection
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
A women appears to be coming up the path from the beach, coloured pencil, title and date 1922 verso, Private Collection
" Jamaican Oven"
Untitled, Gate on Path
"A Glimpse Through the Hills, Dominique"
An outside cook over for a tropical climate, coloured pencil, signed, C - 1924, Private Collection
Untitled, Gate on Path
Untitled, Gate on Path
Untitled, Gate on Path
Precise in its execution, this scene gives us a real sense of the vegetation, believed to be Jamaica a lovely oil, signed, C - 1928, Private Collection
"Port of Bermuda"
Untitled, Gate on Path
Untitled, Gate on Path
There are a couple of trips to Bermuda after the war, they seem more of a vacation than working trips. She was accompanies by her sister Catherine. The monograms a sign of earlier work, watercolour, monogram, no date, Private Collection
Gallery 8 Caribbean Cont.
Untitled, Jamaican Village
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
Untitled, Jamaican Village
A typical village scene, from the British West Indies, a watercolour and pencil, signed, 1921, Whitby Library Collection, donated by Artists relative.
Untitled, Thatched House
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
Untitled, Jamaican Village
A scene of local life in an unknown Caribbean village, likely Jamaica coloured pencil, signed, 1925, Private Collection.
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
One of the many depictions of locals going about their business in Jamaica, pastel and coloured pencil, signed, 1926, Private Collection.
Untitled, Barbados Beach
Untitled, Barbados Beach
" Stone Breakers on the Road to Fern Gully at St.Annes, Jamaica" verso
Rich white sand covers this tranquil beach in Barbados, watercolour and gouache, signed, 1923, Private Collection.
"Royal Palms"
Untitled, Barbados Beach
"At Maudville, Jamaica"
A warm charming scene of a beach we do not know, suspected to be Jamaica, oil, signed, C -1925, Private Collection.
"At Maudville, Jamaica"
Untitled, Barbados Beach
"At Maudville, Jamaica"
People pass on the road to Maudville, in the warm midday sun, coloured pencil, signed, 1924, Private Collection.