Orchid Morrison’s paintings explore the world of her imagination. Her paintings, distinctive and unusual, are filled with vivid, contrasting as well as complementary colours.

Ms. Morrison has been developing her unique style ever since she began to paint seriously in high school. Many collectors from all over the world have seen something special in her works, which are painted mostly in oil colours.

“I like to focus on the beautiful things in life and to bring joy to others through my paintings,” she says.

“I tend to paint from things in my mind which are mostly relatable to real life. Usually an idea based on a situation or a thought will come to me and I have to get it onto canvas. In other words, usually something will inspire me,” Ms Morrison said.

Many of the paintings seem to explore a magical, fantasy fairyland theme. Others such as the painting ‘Fields of Heaven’ use complementary colours side by side in a very bold way that is reminiscent of some of Vincent Van Gogh’s later works.

“I consider my painting to be surreal, not abstract and not real. They are somewhere in the middle which makes them fanciful.

But more often than not they are based in reality: a thought, a feeling or an experience,” she says.

“When painting women, my signature style is to create movement and feeling in the hair of the woman; I use that to evoke the feeling of the painting. I like to use vivid colour and draw references from Cayman.”

 

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