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Madly skilled
Meet Grenadian artist Richie Modeste
HOTSPOT
Drink adrift
Sail over for a cocktail at Bequia’s only floating bar
Bar One at Admiralty Bay is an old
construction barge converted into
a trendy hangout by SVG brothersin-law
Kerry Ollivierre and Ivor
Simpson. The cocktails feature
locally grown fruits and herbs; the
ginger beer is made fresh every
morning. Getting there is part of
the fun. “Arrive via your own dinghy,
by kayak or with a short water-taxi
ride,” says Ivor. “Some customers
even swim out for their drink!”
Skinny
Coconut
Mojito
Left:
Co-founder Kerry
Ollivierre (in red)
Below:
Kayak or swim out
for your drink!
ERICA VIRVO, NICOLA CORNWELL, CANYON DUNCAN
At only 22 years old, a talented
young man from Waltham, St
Mark, has already won awards
for his work – and even gained
a royal seal of approval.
Growing up in a family that
enjoyed art, Richie Modeste
strove to become as good as
his mother and brothers, and
competed with his friends to
see who could draw the best
likenesses. “We would challenge
each other every day,” says Richie.
“There was something that made
me feel so good about drawing.
Those were some of the best
moments of my life.”
After school, Richie went on
to the New Life Organization,
where a challenge was set to
draw Prince Harry. Richie’s picture
was chosen as one of the best
and, when the prince visited the
island in 2016, Richie met him.
“When I gave him the drawing,
he was amazed,” says Richie. “He
said: ‘You have mad skills’. That
made me feel so good. I was then
encouraged to experiment with
painting. My dream is to create
an image that is full of life, that
inspires others and makes people
feel part of the moment.”
Richie won the 2018 Grenada
Festival Of The Arts painting
competition with The Nutmeg
Princess. And at last August’s
Grenada Art Council popup
exhibition, he won Most
Recognised Artist. He’s hoping to
get a job in construction to pay
the bills while developing his art
and developing his dream to set
up a home gallery for his work.
“The artists in Grenada
are amazing,” says Richie. “We
encourage and inspire each
other to be the best we can be,
and we strive towards greatness
by using our creativity to
communicate. Creativity is like
the soul of Grenada – we use it
in our everyday lives to bring our
families closer together.”
@RICHIEMODESTE6
Most popular drinks? Order a Skinny Coconut
Mojito or a Shark Bite, an adventurous mix of
Malibu, Blue Curacao, pineapple juice and lime
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