1. "A 'up-river' scene". 2. A home & rice lands."

Images painted by Leyton FRANKLIN.

1. "A 'up-river' scene."

The composition represents a landscape up one of the rivers in the Essequibo Coast or could be in any other River (miles away from the main village in the country) in Guyana. The landscape has a Church in the background with a school built in front and close to each other. There is a boat (means of transportation for people living in such areas) in the water and is used by students (that do not live in walking distance) to attend school or church. The school is operated by the priest (who lives in a section of the church could be the principal) of the school and is assisted by local teachers. There is depiction of the rough water in the river and it is in the lower section with a red boat that invites and leads the eyes inwards to the main composition.

2. "A home & rice lands."

In farming areas in Guyana a scene like this was not unusual when i was 'growing-up.' For that matter about one mile out of Georgetown, farmlands with rice can be seen as a person travelled along the East Coast by train, bus or car in the 40s/50s/60s/. I don't know it the scene is like that now. The scene i have painted from memory is away from the main road and about one or more miles inland ('back-dan'). I have used the lower section of the composition for the river or 'water-way' as it is called at home. The water leads to the boat 'tied-up' at a landing that is high as the land. From here one goes into the main composition with the home(red roof and lower section in green), 'walk-way' and rice field behind the house. The light blue and white clouds in the background pushes the rest of the composition forward. This is how it was in the olden days.
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