LaVanda Mireles, Solo Exhibit: Contact Lens

By Susan Mains Gallery (LaVanda Mireles, far left and Susan Mains far right. Photo credit: Susan Mains Gallery) Thursday evening at Spiceland Mall, Susan Mains Gallery featured the opening reception for LaVanda Mireles’ new work in a solo exhibit titled Contact Lens. Grenada’s creative community was out in force to celebrate and support this new,…

Free 3-day portrait workshop

Asher Mains will be doing a free portrait workshop at Spiceland Mall as he finishes the 8th portrait in his cocoa farmer series. Come and work with other artists/hobbyists/students and others as he shows you his process from start to finish and helps you do your own portraits in oil or acrylic. Donations are welcome but otherwise just…

Asher Mains’ 10 Rules of Painting

I nearly put “rules” in quotations in the title because it comes across a little more hard and fast than I mean it to. There is something to the idea that given infinite options, creativity is limited. Give yourself constructive boundaries and flourish within your bounds. These “rules” are things that I’ve learned over the…

The Gift of Art

It’s that time of year when we think of gift giving to friends and loved ones. The hard economic times we are currently experiencing in Grenada may cause one to wonder if there is really enough to buy gifts for all those to whom you wish to give.  So when you make your choices, you will…

What’s Your Story?

Maybe you have had the experience of walking into a gallery, and feeling a little confused.  So much to see, so many paintings,  and some are quite confusing.  Maybe as you are doing this gallery walk you gaze at a painting, and you say to yourself “ I don’t see why this is on the…

Due to our many requests for portraits here at Art and Soul Gallery, we our now happy to respond with Art and Soul Portraits. The process of having your portrait done represents a personal connection between yourself and the artist. Not only is your likeness being depicted on canvas but also, the artist’s unique perception and expression of…

How to Talk About Art

  I have witnessed many conversations about art. Whether it is a student critique, a discourse on a historical piece of art, or a gallery exhibition, the verbosity of the art world is not in peril. I have, however, witnessed faux pas as grand as the artistic themes they attempt to describe. Not all of…

Benefits of Art Education in Grenada

The new Art and Soul Gallery at Spiceland Mall has been a conversation piece for considering the role of art and it’s presentation, especially in Grenadian society. Many people question whether art represents an integral cultural component or whether it is an expendable luxury that is more form than function. Art has always progressed along…

How to Collect Art in Grenada

                  Recently, I wrote an article on the socio-economic value of collecting art, especially when compared to other things you may spend money on. Some people may be excited about collecting art and converting their money into a timeless and never ending supply of beauty and inspiration but with the myriad of options may…

Is Art Expensive?

IS ART EXPENSIVE?                 While setting up the new Art and Soul Gallery at Spiceland Mall, someone asked me while looking at the paintings, “Is art expensive?” I am an artist myself but I have also strolled through business school and had a brief encounter with a degree in international political economy. Economics is a…

Press Release: Opening

Press Release: Opening NEW ART GALLERY SET TO EDUCATE, ENRICH, AND INSPIRE Spiceland Mall, Grand Anse, Grenada, June 16, 2012 On Tuesday, June 12th, visitors to Spiceland Mall witnessed the removal of barrier paper from a previously vacant storefront preceded by Bain’s Sports World. The revealing of the new Art and Soul Gallery was attended…