Aragorn's fireball
sculpture, pictured above from its lighting at the
Trellis Bay Full Moon
Parties, captures and enlivens the
Haitian "running man" figure which the artwork weaves in
steel (photo: Aragorn Studio).
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At Great Mountain, artist
Reuben Vanterpool, in the frame above, appears almost as a work of art himself,
immersed in his work as he paints his
sixty-foot mural of BVI traditional life.
Many
BVI shops carry works of art in various forms.
Art galleries include the
Sunny Caribbee Gallery on Road Town's
Main Street, with Caribbean inspired
painting by Karl Merklein, the
Josiah's
Bay Plantation Art Gallery at Josiah's Bay and
Nan's Gallery at Apple Bay.
Tortolan artist Lutai Durant paints and writes about a modern farmer in Page from the Past.
Jinx
Morgan, co-owner of the Sugar Mill Restaurant and Hotel, creates
watercolors
reflecting the Caribbean's strong sun, brilliant light and fresh colors to
depict its easygoing life.
David Thrasher does paintings,
illustrations and graphics like the one seen below. Also, see David's
Painting of a Carrot Bay Church.
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The Green Throated Carib hummingbird feeding on an
Hibiscus flower is portrayed in
this outstanding
graphic |
Green Throated Carib |
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Artist's Studios include
Aragorn Studio
(see border at left) at Trellis Bay. Among other
artwork, Aragorn creates copper wall sculptures such as
Mangrove Life. Some
shops are listed here (to).
In his small West Indian styled
Flukes Workshop at Trellis Bay, Roger Ellis, an artist and
cartographer, produces pictorial maps drawn in pen and ink and painted in watercolors,
such as this exquisite map of the
BVI.
On Anegada,
Pat's Pottery
has its ceramic workshop in the back of the retail shop.
See also Famous
Swiss Painter Captures "Nature's Little Secrets" On Canvas.
Lisa
Muddiman Gray creates original batiks and watercolors depicting
seascapes, marine life and tropical flowers (see
article). Co-owner
of The Gallery on
Main Street, her shop and web
site features original artwork and limited-edition prints by a wide
variety of BVI and other artists (photo:
escape BVI).
Bamboushay Pottery,
at its studio at Nanny Cay, makes beautiful sconces and hanging
lights, glazed and hand-painted vases, bowls, candle lanterns, platters,
dishes and mugs. The piece at the right is a traditional sconce with a
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Amanda Baker |
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Amanda Baker is a
brilliant photographer who has an
extensive collection of her own photography at her
Allamanda Gallery
on Main Street. The above photo is not Amanda as a child ,
but is merely an example of her talent (photo:
Allamanda Gallery blog).
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