The ever expanding horizons of Grant Pecoff are evident in the initial painting he created for his current exhibition, "An American Artist Abroad: Isles of the Caribbean." Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner shows off a new subject matter, that of a still life, full of fruits from the island of Grenada where he worked.

This new style set off the rest of the pieces with its subject, but exemplified the artist's use of colors and straighforward brushwork. Pecoff started with a large swath of paint for the piece because he needed to "do something big," and he certainly did. The oranges and greens in this painting can be found in most of his Carribbean paintings, none more brilliant than in Reflections of St. Theresa.

New techniques can be seen in the trees, many of which are unique in his work, but many of his works reflect back to his European pieces when it comes to architecture and water. The water is very vivid in these pieces and each one has its own personality. Pecoff admits, "I forget how to do water every time I paint it." yet the effect is stunning consistently.

New techniques can be seen in the trees, many of which are unique in his work, but many of his works reflect back to his European pieces when it comes to architecture and water. The water is very vivid in these pieces and each one has its own personality. Pecoff admits, "I forget how to do water every time I paint it." yet the effect is stunning consistently.

Pecoff and his wife, writer Layne Lyons Pecoff, lived in a wooden artist’s studio, deep in the jungle, a place which had no contact with the outside world. "We read to each other," Pecoff says

“I got away from everything, where creation became a mediation and I was free to be with the things that fill me up. This trip was a gas station for my soul. Through this reflection and soul searching, inspiration unfolds and I’ve embraced new ideas in paint, bolder lines, a departure from the known.”

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