Creation and Alchemy, Maria McClafferty

Maria might just be a wizard.  The new works that she just brought in to the gallery have a subtle magic about them, and when you hear her talk about them, you are quite certain that there is some alchemy involved. She says, “I just wanted to combine some red with this gold, and when…

In Celebration of Chocolate–a call to Artists.

Call to Artists from Art and Soul Gallery. Art Exhibition for the Grenada Chocolate Fest 18th to 24th August 2014 In Celebration of Chocolate, Art and Soul Gallery will host the art exhibition for this inaugural festival. Artists are invited to submit works in any media, painting, photography, sculpture, video, etc., with the requirement that…

More Caribbean Dancing Girls, from Susan Mains

Recent cultural excursions to the small island of Carriacou, have resulted in big rewards.  The big drum dance, which harkens back to African cultural traditions, has many variations of dance which accompany.  Carriacou is a part of Grenada, as is Petit Martinique. Here are just a few of the recent paintings that have been inspired.…

Mains and Mains to Exhibit in Barbados

If you’ve ever felt like there wasn’t a word for something you were trying to describe, perhaps you should have asked the plants.  Susan Mains and Asher Mains have done just that. Bringing a veritable garden of new paintings and installations from Grenada, Susan and Asher Mains will be divulging the plants’ secrets at the…

Mains and Mains to Exhibit in Barbados

Asher Mains and Susan Mains will unveil new work at the Gallery of Caribbean Art, opening February 15, 2014 in Speightstown, Barbados.   These some 40 works take the human form, and tell a story of flora being wound and twined into the life of human kind. Stemming from experience, Susan’s work is more personal,…