Pitons, Saint Lucia

Brakes smoking, we sped down the steep twisting roads to the village of Soufriere along the west coast of Saint Lucia Island. Dodging groups of smiling plaid skirted schoolgirls walking along the edge of the precipitous road we squealed around a bend, suddenly the roadside brush gave way revealing the soaring Pitons, dominating the village below.

After a hike around the steaming sulphur springs with boiling gray magma pools and later the botanical gardens with their tropical colors, and giant begonias, we lunched on local West Indies cuisine. Our driver James ordered the local special for us in his eclectic Kwéyòl language then sat down to share the good food with us. Later I went back to the clearing and painted this small painting while the hot sun reigned over all.

Pitons, St Lucia
oil on linen 4" x 5"