I’m not sure what made me first want to visit Cuba. Whether it was the film Strawberry and Chocolate, the Buena Vista Social Club, posters of Che Guevara, a curiosity of socialism or a love of Cuba Libre.
Che Guevara
Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y chocolate)
Buena Vista Social Club
What I do know is that for a very very long time I had wanted to visit Cuba.
When I finally visited the largest of the Caribbean islands, I walked round in a daze, because there was a ‘photograph’ or ‘painting’ opportunity on every corner.
Here are a selection of paintings and pictures from my trip there.
Cuba in Black and White Photographs
Street Scene in Havana, Cuba
Young girls in Havana, Cuba.
Boy playing on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba
Old street in Havana, Cuba
Che memorabilia in Havana, Cuba
Relaxing on the street in Trinidad, Cuba
Street scene in Trinidad, Cuba
In a queue in Havana, Cuba
Travelling by bike in Havana, Cuba
Cuba in Colour Photographs
Havana, Cuba
Cuban design in Havana
Balcony in Havana, Cuba
Tiles in Havana, Cuba
View across Trinidad from Palacio Cantero
Cuban architecture in Havana
Cuban design in Havana
Cuban architecture in Havana
Colourful houses in Trinidad, Cuba
Cuban architecture in Havana
Cuban design in Havana
La Plaza de la Revolución in Havana, Cuba
Cuban car in Havana
Cuban architecture in Havana
Balcony in Havana, Cuba
Street scene in Havana, Cuba
Cuba in Sketchbooks
Boy with shadow in Havana, Cuba.
Havana, Cuba
Sketch of a Cuba Libre
Siesta in Havana’s Parque Central – from my Cuba sketchbook.
Summer in the City in Havana, Cuba.
Street scene in central Havana from my Cuban sketchbook
Sketch Boys on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba
Havana street scene from my Cuban Sketchbook

Sketching in my journal in Cuba, Havana
Any excuse to play this song…