Artist unveils new painting for HMBS Flamingo anniversary

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Artist Kishan Munroe unveils new painting for Flamingo Anniversary

Kishan Munroe has introduced a painting to the catalogue of the artwork of The Bahamas that will stand as a national monument, commemorating all the brave servicemen who served on HMBS FLamingo when it was attacked and sank in 1980...

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Artist Kishan Munroe unveils new painting for Flamingo anniversary

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Kishan Munroe has introduced a painting to the catalogue of the artwork of The Bahamas that will stand as a national monument, commemorating all the brave servicemen who served on HMBS FLamingo when it was attacked and sank in 1980.
Munroe's "The Sinking of HMBS Flamingo" is a stark reminder of the deadliest combat action seen by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.
On 10 May 1980, ...

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British sailors join Nassau Sunrise Rotary Club in painting project

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Thirty British sailors from the HMS Richmond along with the Nassau Sunrise Rotary Club teamed up to participate in the building project at the Bahamas Association for Social Health's (BASH) Earth Village in Chippingham, January 30, 2014. The adult male residential substance dependency treatment and rehabilitation facility is managed by Terry Miller. Volunteers are pictured paint...

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Chinese Ambassador receives Bahamian painting during farewell courtesy call

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Artists stage exhibition of their latest paintings

FREEPORT - Grand Bahama artists Sheldon Saint and Chantal Bethel displayed their newest collection of paintings at an art exhibition titled 20/20 at the Grand Gallery at the Grand Lucaya Resort.

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Amos Ferguson paintings stolen in house robbery

Two paintings by renowned Bahamian artist Amos Ferguson were stolen in a daytime robbery from the local residence of an elderly woman.
Gina Rodgers-Sealy said the paintings - one featuring a sailboat and the other a tree with red fruit - were stolen from her mother's house located in the western area of New Providence.
"She used to sell Bahamian art in her store on Bay Street some 20 years ago and...

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'Paint by Mr. Amos Ferguson'

He does not remember exactly the age he started to paint, but said that as a young boy, when he did not have canvas and paint, he would draw pictures in the sand, on pieces of paper and all through his school notepads.
Born on February 28, 1920 on the island of Exuma to Reverend Robert and Lavinia (nee Rolle) Ferguson, Amos attended school until the age of 14 and worked with his father, a preacher...

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Painting the divine

Artist Jace Mckinney contemplates salvation in new exhibition

Bahamian artist Jace Mckinney is on a spiritual journey.
It's a journey that is not only informing his personal growth but also his work.
The connections are obvious in Mckinney's new works that will go on exhibit at the Central Bank Art Gallery next week, under the title "Decoding Salvation".
And they are not surprising, given that Mc...

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Painting the wind: The ambition and frustration of a Caribbean man

Every now and again, a book comes along that will be kept near to hand and will end up very dog-eared by constant use.
Such a book is Ian McDonald's "A Cloud of Witnesses", published by The Caribbean Press. It is a collection of thoughtful reflections on the Caribbean condition; visionary and inspirational addresses to diplomats and graduating university students and moving accounts of experience...

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