Gerald Wray Artist

Sebastion set on making his mark

Dave Lindo, Sunday Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester:

Sebastion Elliott, a young man walking on the road to becoming one of the outstanding artists from Jamaica, made ​​his mark already.

Elliot, 26, opened her gallery, The Gallery of Sebastion in Manchester three years ago. You will find exhibitions of his work. It also operates an art school from that location.

"I teach art CXC, and we provide opportunities for students to develop their artistic skills.We also assist in their personal development in how to dress properly, to help them be more aware with or rudiments of the profession, "said Elliot.

He was born and raised in the district of breeding Warsop, Trelawny - the hometown of the athlete exceptional Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, who went to the same church as Elliott as a child.

Elliott attended Warsop Primary School before moving to Albert Town High. His appeal in the art world has been incorporated from a very young age, as he explains.

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"I always knew I wanted to become an artist. As a child, I used to be fascinated by the art and explored. I used paint, crayons and pencils record what is happening in my environment. I thought it was the appropriate way to express myself using the language of lines and colors. "

He was encouraged by his mother, Marks Brunette, stepfather of Simon Marks, and his father Elliott Sarrantie to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.

He enrolled at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in 2004, where he pursued an associate degree in visual arts.

In the SC, Elliott was educated by the late Professor Gerald Wray, who died in 2009. Despite the death of his teacher, he was determined to be trained by the best. It was when he decided to seek the advice of a master painter - the world-famous Barrington Watson, a former director of the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts.

"I went to his (Barrington Watson) and Kingston Gallery is my intention to be known one of his students," Elliott disclosed. "When I finally met he told me he had a class Tuesday at his home in St Thomas, which begins at 10 am

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