Hi. My name is Paul Crask. I’m from Yorkshire, England, and I’ve been living in Dominica since 2005. I’m the author of four editions of two Bradt Travel Guide titles (Dominica and Grenada), I’ve created and published several independent magazines (Dominica Traveller, Dominica Geographic, Gade Mwen) and I work as a freelance travel and culture writer. My articles have been published in international and regional newspapers and magazines.

I’m also a self-taught, developing artist. My ink and watercolour paintings depict imagined buildings, often with surreal twists and a touch of humour. My oil paintings include island landscapes as well as more expressive works that use geometric forms. As an outsider looking in, I hope to create paintings that feel rooted in Dominica while leaving room for imagination and personal interpretation.

Before settling in Dominica, I lived and worked in England, Germany and Japan. I hold a BA Hons from the University of Leeds and I also spent time studying behind the Iron Curtain at the then Karl Marx University of Leipzig in former East Germany.

In Dominica, my home is on the outskirts of the village of Giraudel at an elevation of around 2,000 feet. The climate is ideal for growing coffee and cocoa, and when I’m not painting or writing, I enjoy cultivating and processing both, along with gardening. I remain an insatiable traveller and am usually planning my next journeys.

My email is: paulcrask@gmail.com