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Grenada is among the world's most beautiful islands. The island serenely sits on crystal blue water in the Southern Caribbean Sea. It has a population of 104,000 and a size of 133 sq. miles. Situated not far off the South American mainland, Grenada is known as the "Spice Isle of the West".

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"Cocoa Beans"
(pastel & pencil on paper ... 14x24) 2003.

The painting depicts the cocoa fruit. The actual cocoa comes from a number of small white pulpy plumes neatly packed inside the cocoa pod. The cocoa beans are as such (beans) when dried but they appear white, soft and moist in their wet state and can be rather tasty when just taken off the shell (pod) and eaten. The cocoa-beans are brown in color when dried. Edible chocolate is a by-product of cocoa. Cocoa tea is a local Grenada drink, served hot at breakfast.

(Available in print and original US$275.00)

Grenada has more spices and condiments per square mile than any other nation on Earth. The island has very rugged terrain that helps augment its natural beauty with hills and valleys, creating many heavenly scenic views wherever one goes. Grenada is blessed with an abundance of world famous beaches, friendly people, and sumptuous, tasty dishes. The sweet aroma of spices, cinnamon and nutmeg mace among them, fills the tranquil atmosphere all year round. The capital is St.George's. The island became Independent within the British Commonwealth of Nations on February 7, 1974. Grenada shares its government with two sister islands, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, situated at its northern coast. A Westminster style Government runs things in St. George's. There are two Heads-of-States. The Governor-General is HRH Queen Elizabeth II of England special representative on the island. The Prime Minister is the executive Chief who has an elected cabinet that sees over Stately and Foreign matters. Europeans first sighted Grenada around 1498. But long before that time, Carib and Arawak Indians lived peacefully on the island side by side. Grenada has three main products, cocoa, banana and nutmegs. The island is one of two countries in the world that exports nutmegs commercially. Tourism, too, is a big money earner.