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Jinx Morgan's watercolor paintings reflect the fresh colors and brilliant light of her home in the Caribbean. Born in California, Jinx now makes her home on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Inspired by the strong sun and shadow patterns of the tropics as well as the charming villages and spectacular scenery of her island home, her paintings depict the easygoing life of the Caribbean.
Now you can view Jinx's work, both original paintings and prints,on this web site. Whether your interest is in island images, florals, beaches and boats or tropical scenes, you will likely find something here that will brighten the gloomiest winter day and transport you to a Caribbean paradise
She has studied with David Millard, Judi Betts, James Godwin Scott, Jeanne Dobie and Carolyn Lord. Four of her paintings were chosen to hang on the walls of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands and one of her paintings is on display at Government House. In 2006 15 of her watercolors were included in a show in London at BVI House. Her works are also in private collections in the United States, Canada, England, Italy and Austria as well as in the Caribbean.
On Tortola her paintings and prints are on view at The Gallery on Main Street,at Bambooshay at Nanny Cay,, and at the Sugar Mill Gallery at the Sugar Mill Hotel on the North Shore. In St. Thomas her work is available at Mango Tango Gallery.
Jinx and her husband Jeff are the owners of The Sugar Mill Hotel on Tortola and are also writers for Bon Appetit magazine where their articles on food and travel appear regularly..
If you are interested in purchasing a painting or a print please send an e-mail with the description of your selection and your credit card information, your complete address, phone number and e-mail and the art work will be mailed to you.
All images on this site are copyrighted.
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SUGAR MILL HOTEL
Check out Jinx's other career as owner of the Sugar Mill Hotel on Tortola's beautiful north shore. Jinx and her husband Jeff have owned the Sugar Mill for twenty years and during that times it has been recognized as one of the premier small hotels in the Caribbean. Celebrated Living, American Airlines' luxury magazine for its First Class and Business passengers, has placed the Sugar Mill on its Platinum List as one of the three best restaurants in the Caribbean & Mexico and Conde Nast Traveller has named Sugar Mill as one of the ten best hotels in the Caribbean.
Set in a lush tropical garden and just steps from the sea, the Sugar Mill is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the unspoiled beauty of the British Virgin Islands. The popular beach bar "Islands" on a sandy terrace above a small reef-protected beach has a casual menu of popular island dishes.
The Sugar Mill's twenty three rooms are set among the restored ruins of a 17th Century sugar plantation. Here you can enjoy a spectacular sunset in the tranquil ambience of the tree-shaded alfresco gazebo terrace before enjoying dinner in the hotel's award-winning restaurant. www.sugarmillhotel.com
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Saucepans and the Single Girl Returns
Check out the website for Saucepans and the Single Girl, the book Jinx wrote with her college roommate, Judy Perry. It was a hit in 1965 and is being re-released with updated and amusing footnotes by the authors. In your bookstores on May 10, 2006.
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