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,…
Stormy skies can’t stop the sailing.
In 2012 I posted an article titled “10 ways to develop your own artistic style”. Many of the points involved seeing other artists’ work and since then I have realized that it may be helpful to talk about how to get other people’s art in front of you. Exposing yourself to more art opens all…
Sail of the Day 36″ x 48″ Oil on Canvas Although the rain is coming from across the hills, that doesn’t stop the sailing. A brief flash of sun in the afternoon lights the sails, and the captains run towards their wooden boats and the race begins. It won’t be long now…Work Boat racing on…
Steve McQueen, Grenadian Read Asher Mains’ article about Grenada and Steve McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave. Steve McQueen: Grenada’s Future Creatives By Asher Mains, Art and Soul Gallery Although Grenada is small in land area and population, she has produced international superstars. Kirani James is the first that comes to mind for…
Meeting There is Going to be a Meeting, Acrylic on Canvas, Susan Mains 2013. I know that Monet is the famous one for painting water lilies, but what if he had come to the Caribbean? Surely his soft, pastel hues would have brightened to fully saturated colours, and his shadows would have come alive…
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Asher Mains paints Nelson Mandela Asher Mains painted this iconic hero portrait a number of years ago–when he was still in this three colour stage of yellow, red, and purple. The emphasis for this series is that the colour of skin doesn’t make the man–and certainly Nelson Mandela’s life is an example of that philosophy.…
Grenada’s Mona Lisa. Order a portrait of your loved one now for that very special Christmas gift. Very reasonable prices.
The ultimate of art adventures, the Venice Biennale has for 155 years been the premier art exhibition in the world. Grenada’s artists have not yet had the privilege of representing their country in art at this prestigious event, nonetheless, a contingent of Grenada’s leading artists found their way to Italy to be inspired by the…
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…
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…
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