Kerwin G. Ebanks began pursuing painting seriously in May 2010. Over the years he has developed a style of “detailed accounts of everyday Caymanian life [that] are given a contemporary touch with clever references to the popular culture of today.”1  Drawing on daily personal experiences, a repertoire of skills garnered from university studies, self-discovery and teaching art, have helped to define an aesthetic that is uniquely Kerwin’s.

 

Kerwin continues to push the boundaries of his creativity portraying “images not of a bygone era, but of Cayman today.”2 He is heavily influenced by great American painter, Winslow Homer for his many seascapes and artists Diego Rivera and Hale Woodruff for artwork that strays away from the ocean and towards social commentary. He localizes these arrangements with his familiarity with Cayman - its culture, its lifestyles, its attitudes, its heritage.

 

Kerwin’s most recent style of artwork “uses historical or traditional themes with a contemporary spin – some canvases incorporate oils, acrylics and water colours; others he painted, in part, using coffee and tea; and still others include batik print or burned crayon.”

 

Continue to watch Kerwin develop both philosophy and practice in all of these styles.

 

1 Turnbull, Lindsey; The Journal, Cayman Free Press, 2011

2 Bridgeman, David; Curatorial Statement, Butterfield Bank, 2012

3 Isacoff, Judith; The Caymanian Compass, Cayman Free Press, 2011