A year ago, in very slow economic times, we closed our eyes and made a leap of faith. To take Art and Soul Gallery to another level we expanded our space in Spiceland Mall. The new space is large, welcoming, well lit, modern, cool, and best of all, filled with the work of some…
So of course Susan’s work is the last to come in. Maybe the oil paint was still drying–yes thats it, the oil paint was still drying! See at Art and Soul Gallery now. Remember you can purchase any of these paintings using our 6 month no interest payment…
Glass, paintings, ceramics, sculpture. Art from Grenada at its finest. New work from Maria McClafferty, Oliver Benoit, Asher Mains, Susan Mains, Richard Jack
Richard Jack was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, 1949. He began his career as an artist in 1976 in South Africa, painting and sculpting and exhibiting in Johannesburg and Durban. He returned to newly independent Zimbabwe in 1981 and then began working with wood, stone and steel. Due to the political unrest and economic uncertainty, in…
Asher relayed the story of these paintings: “I had a friend who posted on facebook the story of how through a set of circumstances he traveled from one city to another, one job to another, until he finally ended up in California. There he met the love of his life, who became his…
The Paintings of Larry Catanzaro are vibrant and textural works, inspired by the power of the symbols. In his travel’s he is forever mesmerized by the beauty that iconic symbols have in today’s culture and in the past. Amazed in the their powers, he explores the content of their expression and incorporates them in his painting’s in various ways. The central theme of these images are magical…
The sky is violet grey, maybe getting ready to be violent, but a streak of sunshine comes in from the west to illuminate the sails. The sailing continues.
Market on Bag 24″ x 36″ This compelling work of art follows in a series that Asher began following an extended stay in Ghana, West Africa. The Market place is much like a Caribbean Market, including the people. He found many similarities between West Africa and the Caribbean, and ever so often, these parallels creepinto…
We welcome Larry Catanzaro to the group of artist represented by Art and Soul. Larry is a long time resident of Grenada. His extensive travel has inspired his work, and the symbols of many cultures find their way into his detailed works.
60″ x 48″ Oil on Canvas Asher painted this work a couple years ago during the time of the earthquake in Haiti. What struck him was how in a matter of minutes the work and building of centuries had been levelled–turned to dust. This started his thought process on the theme of this painting. He…
Marie Messenger, our local magician with ceramic, brought in this beautiful piece that we caught her in video doing on January 1, 2013. Samuel is so amazing, sitting there in his firy red shirt, holding his red fish. All the details so perfectly and elegantly captured by Marie. Here he will sit until he moves…
These wooden boats that are raced in Grenada and the Grenadines have a life of their own propelled by the love of the sea by the men and young men racing them. They may not follow the rules of international sailing, but they have a code all their own, often loudly disputed at the end…
While Grenada is a tropical paradise with beaches, palm trees, rain forest, and lushness, it is also an island where real people live. People who like mutton. Thus, goats and sheep are a regular part of the landscape. Not in huge flocks in fields, but by the ones and twos, usually tied to a stake…
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…
So could it have rained any more on the Saturday of the Grenada Sailing Festival 2013? I suppose so. We may not have had those 5 minute bursts of sunshine that created all the drama in the skies. The sailors didn’t mind the rain, they were wet anyway. And I was wet. I didn’t mind–no…
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