Author: jawara318
I'm a painter from the beautiful West Indies. I love colors and textures. I started painting at age 4 and have kept doing it everyday.
Hola Galeras
I think the funniest part of being a West Indian Afro Latino man is all the ways we celebrate cultures. We have a lot of Asian traditions. This is one of them. South America is a huge mixing pot. Ever since I was a kid we celebrated Chinese New Year with my cousins from China. That one day got me into iron teapots and lose tea leaves.
I feel this deep connections to my culture in the simple traditions. Somos todos uma pessoa. (We are all one person.)
Tchau,
Jaws
Studio vlog
I really just enjoy books and YouTube
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?
I have such a hard time watching tv. I don’t have the attention span. I have been embarrassed about my ADHD for a long time and I’m learning to love myself better. I daydream if I sit still too long.
Books work better for me. My mind goes everywhere. I fall into worlds and then I paint the things I see sometimes.
Movies in theaters sometimes are fun. It’s hard for me not to walk around with a sketchbook.
I mind is fluid. Like outer space.
18 shots
The best way I have found creative thought is from combustion.
The best part of making things is before the ending, when you know all the steps that are left and then it happens like a reflex.
It’s a heartfelt moment of love for your craft.
Painter Files Podcast
Eyes are stars ink – Painter Files Podcast
My life as I get older has a lot of changes and I am trying to survive them whilst being a famous artist.
Join the morning show
A few days away
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Quacy
What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?
Quacy
I think it means strength in Swahili.
Jãwara Quacy means quiet strength. I think it describes my painting style very well.
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