Life In A Frame - K. Patrick Byles Captures Happiness, Colours And The Energy Of Caribbean Islands
The artist surrounded by his legacy … K. Patrick Byles in his haven Art that is alive, a hand-painted sign, sits on a wall surrounded by numerous prints and paintings that stretch in continuous motion from one wall to the other. K. Patrick Byles' home is a living legacy of this marketing and communications consultant and commercial artist's life. Walking into his studio space is stopping the clock back in time, when the clock ticked, analogue and cathode ray tube technology ruled the roost, and tweet was a sweet sound made by a bird rather than myriad of 140 characters. "Art is beyond creative expression," Byles says, sitting in his studio, surrounded by neatly laid stacks of artwork, which he meticulously converted from his original paintings to prints, coasters, trays, memorabilia and souvenirs. "It is a viable business proposition with tremendous potential to earn revenue both for the artists and contribute to the economy," he said. Byles, a