Albert Goodwin R.W.S. 1845-1932

On 22^nd January 1902 Goodwin left the Isle of Wight for Barbados accompanied by his daughter Edytha.  He travelled aboard the W.I.M.S. Trent as a guest of his good friend Arthur McConnell. Arriving at their destination on 2^nd February, the Goodwins parted with McConnell and boarded the R.M.S. Eden, journeying to St. Vincent, Grenada and Trinidad. Despite expressing some initial disappointment at his discoveries in the Tropics, Goodwin nevertheless found the exotic colours and wildlife to be a wonderful source of inspiration, and sketched ceaselessly during his visit. The present watercolour, showing a view of Grenada, is dated 1905, but was based on earlier sketches he had made during his trip three years before.  He returned to the West Indies once more in 1912