Creativity in a time of Quarantine 10 ways

While we are at home, plan for your creative bloom!

Benoit in a time of Quarantine

Oliver Benoit looks back at the Grenada Revolution in sound and paintings.

Asher Mains — Poetic Architecture

Simply put, its all about relationships.

The Beach

Susan Mains Gallery was the organizer and Art House 473 was the host. Grenada was the beneficiary. It was an incredible gathering of 31 artists, with works in video, painting, installations, photography, and soundscape. The theme was “The Beach” and each interpretation was different. But take a look for yourself! Essay for the 5th Grenada…

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Art House 473 opens in Grenada–a centre for art.

Yes it was BIG!

Group show of large scale work at Susan Mains Gallery

The Venice Insider –great article!

The Venice Insider is a lovely website dedicated to visitors to Venice. They have given a great review of the Grenada National Pavilion at the 57th Biennale di Venezia, even before it is open. Thanks Venice Insider! Click to read the article.Work of Jason deCaires Taylor in Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park.

“Restoration”…Naturally Susan Mains and Rene Froehlich

“Restoration “ — Naturally The exhibition of art opened at the Susan Mains Gallery on Thursday last was an immersion experience. As soon as one stepped into the gallery, the feeling of the rain forest dominated. Accentuating that was the sound track for the evening—tropical rain in a thunderstorm. Unlike the French artist…

Review of Asher Mains Society: Cocoa

By Deborah Root The three figures standing tall in Keepers of the Earth greet us as they invite us into their world. Substantial and strong, delighted with the produce they offer, they become iconic images of cocoa production in Grenada. The large size of the canvas (96” x 88”) ennobles these cocoa workers, transforming individuals…

Art on the Cocoa Boucan– Asher Mains’ Portraits of Farmers

On Sunday afternoon at Crayfish Bay in St. Mark’s, a most unusual art exhibition took place. Nestled on the drying trays of the cocoa boucan, eight portraits sat, awaiting their unveiling to a most appreciative audience. Months in the making, the artist, Asher Mains, had painted in the traditional classic oil painting style, images of…

Sea Lungs

Originally posted on Asher Mains:
Context As someone who has grown up in the island environment, particularly Grenada, it is apparent how crucial our connection to the sea is. Whether the sea is feeding us or attracting visitors, we are in constant dialogue with and our health and well-being is in constant relation to the…

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…

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…