Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Italy.
Tag: facade
Art Weekly 158 – Barga Rooftops, Italy
3rd June 2015 –
A couple of years ago, we spent a week in Barga with two Australian friends. We rented a lovely house near the top of the village just under the Romanesque Duomo which entertained us with its unusual bell ringing. Thankfully, the ‘key’ to these mystery sequences was given to us by our wonderful landlord, Frank.
Barga is a medievale town in the Lucca province of Italy, and perfectly placed to use as a base to explore the delights of various famous Tuscan towns. It was a great example of what I consider a perfect hilltop town with buildings of crumbling character, lots of narrow laneways, cafes and restaurants, but nothing too touristy.
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Barga Rooftops, Italy
Price: AUD$ 90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Art Weekly 157 – Cafe Louis, Paris
25th May 2015 –
I’ve walked past this little cafe many times, but have to admit I’ve never had coffee there. I’m sure it was the colour scheme that caught my eye – there’s something very calming about turquoise and white, but that could be the Greek influence! Whatever my reason, I feel it’s a typical Parisian corner cafe, just crying out to be painted, and visited on our next stay.
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Cafe Louis, Paris
Price: AUD$ 90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Art Weekly 153 – Strolling in San Francisco
26th November 2014
We’re currently in Los Angeles, and although we didn’t visit San Francisco this trip, I thought it appropriate to have an American painting this week! We’ve just spent a week in the Pacific North West and Vancouver. It was all quite stunning, and very different from down this way, and much colder.
The photo for this painting was taken in Little Italy. We were wandering around and looking for coffee as per usual, and felt very at home amongst all the Italian cafes. There was something about the blue buildings and red awning that caught my eye!
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Strolling in San Francisco
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Art Weekly 152 – Menton Colours, France
11th November 2014 – SOLD
Menton is one of my favourite places in France, It’s a bustling town on the Riveria and just across the border from Italy, which gives it a wonderful mixture of Italian and French. The buildings, particularly in the ‘Old Town’ have the wonderful coloured facades of Italy, and thankfully the coffee is generally more Italian-style as well!
In February each year, Menton holds la Fete du Citron (the Lemon Festival), the only place in Europe I’ve seen a 5 metre tall Kiwi made of lemons being parading proudly down the street!
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Menton Colours, France
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Riomaggiore Facade, Cinque Terre, Italy
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Italy.
The Cinque Terre is one of my favourite regions in Italy. Although rather touristy, the five villages each have their own character, tucked into their mountainous backdrops, and spilling down onto the rocky coastline. Riomaggiore, is probably the largest village, and has a special appeal to me. I can’t get enough of the colourful haphazard houses, their matching shutters, and the general chaotic-ness of the place!
Koroni Harbour, Greece
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Greece.
This lovely Greek fishing boat is one of many seen bobbing about in Koroni harbour. They are owned by local fishermen and head off each day for their catch, which is mostly sold to the local restaurants. Koroni, in the background, is a small town of whitewashed houses tumbling down the hillside towards the harbour. A perfect setting for an artist to live!
Art Weekly No 148 – Riomaggiore Colours, Cinque Terre
3rd September 2014 –
Italy again, and one of my favourite spots to paint. Cinque Terre, although touristy, is an absolute inspiration to me with its five villages – a multitude of little brightly coloured awkwardly placed houses all crammed together over small picturesque harbours. Riomaggiore is one of the larger, and probably my favourite. I noticed when painting this one that virtually every single shutter is painted the same shade of green too!
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Riomaggiore Colours, Cinque Terre
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Art Weekly No 146 – The White Church, Skopelos
31st August 2014 –
A slightly different format for my Art Weekly this time, as I’m trying various techniques in different formats. As you can see, this is a small canvas, which I really enjoy painting on, and I particularly like the fact that it doesn’t need framing, or if it is framed, it doesn’t need to be put under glass. I’ve used gesso and thicker paint on this canvas to add a little texture.
Continuing on with my current ‘favourite Greek Island’, I absolutely love this church which towers over the edge of Skopelos harbour, and have spent many hours trying to capture it in sketches and various painting styles. It seems to be sending an invitation to climb up the stairs and peek into its hidden corners! I believe it’s name is ‘The Church of the Presentation of Virgin Mary’ or Panagitsa tou Pyrgou – far too complicated to incorporate into a painting name! The temple of the church evidently dates back to the 17th century and it contains icons from the 18th and 19th centuries plus a large icon that was salvaged from the sea. Beside the church there is a very cute single-aisle chapel dedicated to All Saints. The church and chapel are equally as beautiful looking down from above, with the church towers sitting against a backdrop of brilliant turquoise water. (I think perhaps I’ll paint something from France or Italy next week – everyone must be tired of hearing about brilliant turquoise water.)
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The White Church, Skopelos
Price: AUD$100.00
Size: 20 x 20cm (canvas)
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Painting in Skopelos
I’m currently relaxing in Northern Greece following two wonderful weeks on the gorgeous island of Skopelos. It really is a beautiful island with the main town spilling down the hillside in a confusing maze of steps and laneways. Many of these are draped with brightly coloured plants, lined with pots, and scattered with churches and tiny chapels.
I was on Skopelos to tutor at the inaugural Skopelos Art Painting Holidays and what a great week that was. Our base was the Mercurius Bar which looked out over the turquoise harbour and bobbing boats. We had a great group of all abilities, some from Sydney and some from New Zealand, and for a change they all spoke the same language as me!
We launched into the painting by having a play around with the great palette of brilliant watercolours provided, initially painting some colourful still lifes, then moving onto something that caught the eye of each student – there was a huge amount to choose from very close by, with bougainvillea and other climbers in every direction, typical Greek street scenes (you needed to tuck your legs in quickly to save them from the odd passing car or motorbike), a nice selection of interesting pots and plants, lovely window frames, old doors, and even a little chapel.
At the end of the first morning, we were rewarded with a huge lunch at Agnondas, a serene little fishing village further along the island, and we ended the day with lots of swimming and loafing about. Well deserved I think!
Towards the end of Day 2 we moved onto acrylic paints, with a quick still life in acrylics, in readiness for some On Location painting the following day, when we once again headed off to Agnondas, Here we set up in the shady taverna on the water’s edge and each student selected their subject to paint. Everyone worked incredibly hard all morning, and produced some great paintings, all strangely enough in a very similar colour palette!
The next few days passed in a blur of creativity, continuing to paint in acrylics, coming to grips with the use of the ink and stick, and battling two very hot days. We were well looked after with plenty of iced water and frappees and coffee each day, along with some very yummy almond florentines from the bakery. Paintings were finished and new ones started, including a small canvas. It was wonderful to see the paintings appear and the confidence so quickly gained, and everyone’s style becoming evident.
It was a great week that went by far too quickly with some wonderful paintings to show for it. Thank you Margie and Andrew for making it possible.
If you like the sound of painting, sunshine and plenty of good fun on a beautiful Greek Island, why not consider joining us next year on Skopelos?!