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Hilroy Fingal was born in Roseau and by the encouragement of his mother began drawing at the early age of 4. At the age of 21 he returned to Dominica after completing his studies in the United States, it was then that he began to hone and develop his skill professionally. Hilroy does not limit himself to canvas paintings but extends his creativity to designing and uplifting simple bottles and vases to create splendid works of art that can be used as household decorative pieces along with local materials like bamboo, wood and calabash gourd. His versatility is also captured in his charcoal and pencil drawings, jewellery, lampshades and decorated holders. He also uses his skills in designing and hand painting clothing and costumes, with one of his designs being worn by Miss Dominica 2007 Leandra Lander at the Miss Mash International Pageant in 2005. In article on Island Artists written by Celia Sorhaindo she had this to say about Hilroy’s Art, “Impressive colourful works of art, many are extremely symbolic, spiritual and very detailed. One glance is never enough to fully appreciate the depth of his work. You are enticed by huge haunting eyes of the girl in “Rainbow Country” or made curious by the multi-layered imagery in “Jahko” and “John the Baptist” and are left to draw your own conclusions to the myriad of possible meanings behind each unique piece.” Hilroy says he was inspired by work from Vincent Van Gogh and Dominican Artist Earl Etienne, and uses elements from his natural surroundings to inspire his art. |
