Art

IMG_8552 - Port of Port-of-Spain - Birth place of a city

IMG_8552 - Port of Port-of-Spain, Birth place of a city. The quaint confusion of a small Caribbean city is immediately felt...from the housing sprawl on the hills of Laventille (background) ...down to the cluster of boats and shipping containers in the foreground. Photograph by Cindy-Lou Valentine

Yellow Poui

Yellow Poui brightening The Hollows, Queen's Park Savannah

Five Finger Branch

Branch laden with Five Finger fruit...In My Back Yard. The fruit has been traditionally used for jams, wine, preserves. The latest favourite is "Five Finger Chow" where the slice fruit is marinated with salt, pepper, lime juice and shadon beni...Delicious!! Photography by Cindy-Lou Valentne.

Image of the Yellow Poui, Matted and display ready.

The matted image can be displayed or hung as is...or it can be further enhanced with a hard frame, coloured to match your decor. Photograph by Cindy-Lou Valentine

Mail Box Stories

We are all familiar with idyllic photographs of the postman or postwoman depositing letters in the mailbox on the gate of a picturesque house. Not so in Trinidad where citizens sometimes live beyond the 'authourized' road and reach of the postman. Solution? Plant your mailbox where the postman was authorized to go. Result? A colorful sprawl of mail boxes in the oddest places. Photo by Cindy-Lou Valentine. Available at The Kuttage, Radisson Hotel

There go I

Matted photo, display ready. Also easily enhanced with a frame to match your style and decor. Photo by Cindy-Lou Valentine

Palette of a Mango

Palette: the range of colors used by a particular artist (source: Dictionary.com). Look at the range of color on this glistening beauty...In My Back Yard. Photograph by Cindy-Lou Valentine

Poinsettia Bloom

Photo by Cindy-Lou Valentine. Artistic interpretation by Kenneth Charles. Available at The Kuttage, Radisson Hotel.

Lopinot House...available at The Kuttage

Photograph by Cindy-Lou Valentine. Artistic interpretation by Kenneth Charles

In Trinidad we say "Green Fig" to refer to the young unripened bananas. At this stage the fruit can be boiled and eaten as a substitute for other carbohydrates such as rice or dumplings. It is commonly eaten in Fish Broth, or with Saltfish. It is another staple found ...In My Back Yard. Photo by Cindy-Lou Valentine