Savannah Gallery

Thanks for stopping by www.savannahgallery.com for a visit.  The Gallery has enjoyed a web presence for over a decade now, and although often overlooked through the years, we promise to keep our new site fresh and interesting, with new works uploaded at the same time they are hung on the Gallery’s walls.

Please don’t hesitate to email savannah@anguillanet.com or call (264) 497-2263 to request additional photos of specific artists’ works, detail photos of works on the site, or information relating to these artists.  Drop a note to say hello – it’s always my pleasure to touch base.

Yesterday was the public holiday to honour The Queen’s birthday, and a great village party was held at East End.  The event was a collaborative effort involving the Hope Centre Group, The Morris Vanterpool Primary School and the Cycling Association.  I went in the early afternoon, and the party atmosphere was in full swing (who knew that dominoes was a spectator sport).  Really enjoyed my lunch – stew chicken, roast pork, delicious eggplant and rice and peas, and  my first tastes of casava and plantain!!!!

Later in the evening, after a very fine post-Jacala nap, I was off to Government House for a reception and sunset ceremony on the Occasion of the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  Governor Alistair and Mrs Sarah Harrison are always gracious hosts, and this, their last celebration in Anguilla of Queen’s Birthday was no exception.  Lovely libations and good friends all gather – the highlight truly is the salute to The Queen by the Royal Anguilla Police Force.  Three cheers for Her Majesty!

A wonderful day yesterday – firstly, Paul Elliott Thuleau, his lovely wife Eunice and their enchanting daughter Oumi came to Anguilla for a visit.  Oumi’s not even two, and she’s a charming delight.  First stop was the gallery for a visit – Oumi’s second, and she demanded some quality time with “les poulet and les chat”.  Duly granted.  Off then to lunch at Jacala, which was superb as always.  I had a crayfish salad, which was nestled on a bed of mango coucous.  Uber-yum.  Thuleau was kind enough to bring along this beautiful painting for the gallery, “Case Parpaings” (House of Cinderblocks), which looks exquisite hanging with his other works.

It was a picture perfect day today, and couldn’t resist sitting under an umbrella on Meads Bay, enjoying one of Jacala’s very good rum punches.  The main event (lunch) beckoned, and I was delighted to hear Alain tell me that they had a new special – fettucine with fresh tuna and baby snow peas, tossed with a soy dressing.   Superb would be an understatement!

These two new small canvasses of Jamaican master Stafford Schliefer make me want to jump up and join the parade.  They’re both titled “Masquerade Dance”.  These dances are an important part of Jamaican heritage – the Jonkonnu dancers were a regular ritual at Christmas, dating back to the days of slavery.

Now THIS is an installation I love!  A fabulous Victor Hempel nature board, now hanging with an original ticket from Woodstock, in Colorado………….  Thanks for this photo Jim and Kate!!!!!!!!!!!

Whether working in traditional media such as tamarind wood or kabukalli from South America,  or innovative works using brain coral and aluminum buoys, Victor Hempel’s rather brilliant and innovative mind shines through in his sculpture.  He never ceases to amaze….

I’m always so happy to see my friend and great artist Victor Hempel on Anguilla.  Travelling on his boat throughout the Caribbean basin, I never know when the gallery will be graced by his talents.  Well, this is the week!  These “Nature Boards” are beautiful examples of this truly intuitive talented artist.  To see all these works individually, click on Artists at the top of the page, then click on Victor Hempel.

A superb Bresil painting is currently hanging in the gallery – the work of this late great Haitian master always delights the eye.  This is a fine small (30 x 40″) painting from the the late l980′s.

Sisson Blanchard (1929-1981) was a great Haitian painter, whose innovative work combined elements of rural Haiti with a sort of rhythmic contemporary style of painting.   I’m delighted to have this work of his “Roosters” in the gallery now.  As always, to see more on his work, and other Haitian artists, click on the “artists” tab at the top of the page, then click on Haitian Paintings.