Asher has painted Bob Marley a few times–ok that is an understatement. Asher has painted Bob Marley a lot of times! This painting, however, takes on a new feeling. Besides the resting Bob, Asher has added an organic imagination to the painting. Maybe it was the influence of his recent trip to Barcelona, Spain. I…
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When people walk into Art and Soul Gallery the first painting that they walk directly to is “Istra with the Pearl Earring” Asher Mains painted his friend Istra as a sample of his portrait painting service, which he is offering for a very reasonable price. So, the painting that is causing so much stir is…
The Grenada workboats–always attractive, compelling, fierce-and-friendly. Just a little pre-season painting, anticipating the racing at the end of January, early February on Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Thanks Arti for the inspiration! Grenada Sailing Festival
“Harvest” 20″ x 10″ Acrylic “Donkey Darius” 16″ x 12″ Acrylic “Bluggoe Boy” 16″ x 12″ Susan Mains, Little paintings with a local theme The simple ways still exist–still feed the body and the spirit.
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…
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…
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…
New work in the gallery! Come by for a browse.
Watch Asher at work building the layers of this market seen painting. Looks like magic happening here.
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…
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,…
Oliver has been painting for years, taking his experience as a sociologist and telling the stories on canvas.
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…
After Hurricane Ivan many of the favourite hiking paths were blocked, then overgrown with vines, then life takes over, and ten years had gone by. SMH. So a recent Friday afternoon found me sitting on a rock, listening to frogs, watching fish in the river, and being greeted by a very curious mongoose. Life on…
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