The Bahamas has a
reputation that seems indisputable: endless blue sky, bright sun, hot
balmy days, turquoise crystal ocean, soft pale sand, palm trees and
flamingos--as an artist to address any of these ubiquitous stereotypes
demands a vision beyond typical.
Chantal Bethel has developed a
reputation for painting and creating from her soul. She is impassioned
to express whatever moves her. Thus her art works carry a certain
ineffable emotion. Whether she is addressing the subject of woman,
mother and child, or in more recent works, an installation--Poto Mitan:
Hopes & Prayers for Haiti--a response to the earthquake tragedy of
her birthland, she brings...