Pride Of Barbados

Size:79 x 61 in.

Tim Fowler’s original painting “Pride of Barbados” (73" x 55") is a radiant explosion of tropical energy and bold colour. The artwork captures the striking form of the Barbados national flower with vibrant, gestural intensity. Petals in fluorescent pinks, oranges, and yellows unfurl against a deep cobalt and navy background, their dramatic forms enhanced by Fowler’s instinctive brushwork and expressive layering of pigment. Electric green filaments dart across the canvas, evoking a sense of growth and kinetic movement.

Fowler's signature style—deconstructing and rebuilding botanical subjects with saturated colour, abstract shapes, and textural contrast—infuses this painting with both energy and reverence. “Pride of Barbados” becomes not just a floral study, but a celebration of cultural heritage and the natural world. The scale of the work invites full immersion, and the absence of defined boundaries within the composition allows for emotional and imaginative interpretation.

As an artist with Caribbean roots, Fowler’s exploration of tropical flora speaks to identity, legacy, and beauty in the everyday. Combining oils, acrylics, spray paint and graffiti inks, he works instinctively and physically, often using unconventional tools to build his compositions. This painting reflects Fowler’s ongoing dialogue between history and contemporary expression, nature and abstraction, control and spontaneity.