“Daydreaming” is part of my ongoing series inspired by life along the Caribbean shoreline. This particular portrait captures my son resting his head on the window ledge of a bus, gazing out into the sky. The moment took place on the island of Barbados during a father-and-son trip — a quiet, reflective pause that has stayed with me.

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As I watched him, I saw myself at his age — full of dreams, questions, and the quiet hope of what the future might hold. In that moment, I also felt the presence of my own father — the values he passed down, the silent lessons in resilience, imagination, and forward-looking faith. That act of daydreaming, of looking beyond the immediate, became more than a personal habit — it became a thread connecting three generations.

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In composing this painting, I paid close attention to the flow of the viewer’s eye — from the details of his shirt, to the gentle tilt of his head, and finally, to the direction of his gaze. That movement upward suggests hope, ambition, and the dreaming we inherit and carry forward. It speaks to a universal language of longing, legacy, and the invisible ties that shape us across time. - Jerome Lagarrigue