In ‘Rainforest Banana Bonanza, Costa Rica’ John Dyer, Eden Project’s Artist in Residence and an official Artist for the Earth with Earth Day, captures the richness of the banana harvest in the Caribbean rainforest. Painted on location in the heat and humidity of Central America, the work is alive with the scent of earth and foliage, birdsong and insect calls, as local farmers gather bananas beneath sweeping leaves. Woven baskets lie ready on the forest floor, surrounded by insects, while tropical scarlet and black birds dart through the dense green canopy.

Bananas and plantains are among the world’s most important staple foods, eaten daily across the tropics and providing essential nutrition and income. In Costa Rica, plantations sustain local communities and drive international trade, linking the rainforest directly to dining tables worldwide.

Dyer’s expressive brushwork celebrates this biodiversity: the glistening foliage, the scuttling insects, the vibrant birdlife and the enduring human connection to a crop that is as essential as it is abundant. Painted in the hot and humid jungle conditions of the Caribbean rainforest, this work is infused with the immediacy of place and the artist’s deep commitment to recording the crops that sustain humanity.

This original painting is both a vibrant artwork to enjoy and a cultural record of Costa Rica’s rainforest harvests. Collecting a John Dyer painting is to invest in a unique vision that connects Cornwall’s best-loved artist to the wider world, bringing the colour, warmth and rhythm of the Caribbean rainforest into your home.

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The painting is featured in the book 'Painting the Colours of the World' by Kate Dinn. 

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