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…

Carenage on a Sunday Morning, Grenada

There are those moments that transport you instantly to another time. This moment in the early morning on the Carenage in St. George’s was one of those. The church with its newly restored roof, the Georgian architecture, the reflection in the water, and most of all, the quiet portray a story from 100 years, or…

Always a Critic

So there are always the critics–those who stand back and analyze, then gesture, then declare that they could have done it better. But look at the concentration on these ladies’ faces. Young and old, they have been there, done that, and can recognize it even looking sideways. I wouldn’t want to be the topic of…

Guarding Paradise

Tall coconut palm trees stand on our shores. Wind and wave beaten, yet they stand as sentinels.  When I walk here I can feel the gravitas of the ages–the tangy smell of the salt air, the wind whipping my face, waves dashing up the shore, but stopping before they over run me.  I am a…

At rest…

  Patiently, she sits and waits for her captain.  The small wooden boat, built with skillful hands, used and abused,  often repaired, layers of different coloured paint showing through the nicks and bumps, she carries her load.  Ever faithful.

Matilda….Sits in the Light

She sits with an enigmatic expression, waiting, wondering, ….pondering.  Makes you wonder what Marie’s thoughts were when she was creating this lovely;  her fingers calling  forth from the clay, then the extreme heat of the refining fire, knowing that at many moment it could all go wrong, and finally “Matilda” emerges.  Beautiful, thoughtful Matilda.

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…

Susan Mains Caribbean Dancing Girls

 This is really a study for a larger series of dancing paintings.  24″ x 30″ in acrylic. Went to the Grenada National Museum on a Friday night and saw these girls dancing, and drummers with some traditional African rhythms.  So the first girl to the left says, “I’m so cute”, and the next one replies,…

September show for Art and Soul Gallery

We rehung the gallery today–have a look!  New work by Oliver Benoit, Maria McClafferty, Asher Mains, Susan Mains, Marie Messenger.   We think it looks really sleek and elegant–what do you think? Oliver BenoitSusan MainsThe archives The archivesMarie Messenger raku ceramicsits on a glass plain by Maria McClafferty Asher Mains with portrait, “Istra with the…

Portrait: Istra with the Pearl Earring

The following, “Istra with the Pearl Earring” done by Asher Mains, is a classic style oil portrait with an accessory nod to Vermeer. This work is done in 4 layers, the imprimatura, the grisaille and then two thin layers of color. This portrait is 16″x20″ and is the smallest size of portraits we are offering…