To view the Gallery of paintings in this Exhibition CLICK HERE
If you’re in the area this coming weekend, call in and see some interesting artworks.
Art Exhibition – Villa Koch, Kalamaki
Tag: Koroni
Art Weekly No 142 – April Poppies
30th April 2014 –
It’s springtime here in Europe, and the poppies are everywhere again. In France, where I first fell in love with them, they’re memorable in large swathes (that word must have been invented just for poppies!) in open fields, but here in Greece they pop up everywhere. They seem to particularly like growing along the side of the roads, often mingling with the vibrant yellow daisies (remember, I do live in a rather rural area – can’t see this happening in Sydney!). They’re also found scattered around the villages, tucked in between old buildings, or against lovely crumbling stone walls. The poppies here too, do seem to be larger and a much richer red than the ones I remember from France.
I went sketching today with Gill’s On Location gang, to a lovely village up in the hills, and there they were, a whole wall full of poppies, just waiting for me. I couldn’t resist a quick sketch!
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April Poppies
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Art Weekly No 139 – Pomegranate, Greece
For Sale – 26th March 2014
The pomegranate has to be one of our oldest and most romantic fruit and has been cultivated since ancient times. There are a lot of pomegranates around Koroni, and they always seem to catch my eye, no matter which season. Right now they are starting to come into bud, and these, along with their branches, seem to produce an orange glow. The lovely bright green leaves are then complemented by the beautiful orange flowers, and then of course, the pomegranate fruit themselves arrive, which are in a class of their own. These seem to appear almost stealthily, changing from pale green through a myriad of orange shades, to the most vibrant tones of red. I think the pomegranate trees at their best towards the end of summer, still with some fruit, when their leaves turn from a luminescent lime green, to a vivid orange, before they shed them and go to sleep for winter.
Needless to say, the pomegranate fruit are a miracle in themselves – perhaps another painting and blog will be needed to cover them.
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Pomegranate, Greece
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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Koroni Arts Festival, Koroni, Greece – September 2013
In conjunction with the Koroni Arts Festival, my latest and joint exhibition with fellow artist Gill Tomlinson, got off to a flying start with a great opening on 11th September. We were fortunate to be able to have our Exhibition in the lovely Maniatakeion building in ‘downtown’ Koroni, perfect with its large white walls and high ceilings. It was a particularly hot and steamy night, and I think the very professional interview and video has Gill and I looking surprisingly composed and cool!
I had various recently completed paintings on display, along with Gill’s mostly collage and mixed media works. The table down the middle of the Gallery contained our sketchbooks, which created a lot of interest. Some people even asked if they were for sale…. right!
Art Exhibition – Koroni Arts Festival
In conjunction with the Koroni Arts Festival, my latest and joint exhibition with fellow artist Gill Tomlinson, got off to a flying start with a great opening on 11th September.
CLICK HERE to take you to the Exhibitions page for more details and photos.
Exhibition: Koroni Arts Festival
A Painting A Week No 126 – Fishing Boat, Koroni Harbour
For Sale – 25th June 2013 – SOLD –
Not a very exciting title for a painting, but I seem to have Greek fishing boats everywhere I look right now, as well as in Koroni harbour and the bay below us. I’ve been painting them, sketching them, and sticking them onto collages. Each little waterside village around here has its unique selection of boats, and yes, most of them really do go out fishing each day, or night, and keep all the local restaurants full of seafood. I just love the shape of them, all the accoutrement hanging off them, not to forget all the little ‘sticky uppy bits’ (which I’ve recently told my students not to ignore!)
Summer has arrived with a vengance now – too hot for sitting on the edge of harbours sketching, but perfect for relaxing in any one of Koroni’s many cafes with an ice cold frappe, or an ouzo in your hand!
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Fishing Boat, Koroni Harbour
Price: AUD$ SOLD
Size: 21 x 15cm
(Postage and handling included)
A Painting A Week No 123 – The Olive Tree, Koroni
This olive tree is an integral part of our view and stands proudly in our neighbour, Vassili’s field, with the blue sea behind. A good subject I think, to recommence my 2013’s artistic pursuits!
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The Olive Tree, Koroni
Price: AUD$90.00
Size: 21 x 15cm
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A Painting A Week No 120 – Koroni Rooftops, a Trip Down Under… and A Wedding!
For Sale – 4th February 2013 – SOLD
This painting has been done in a rather sketchy palette knife technique – a simplified version of one I did as a demonstration at some recent Acrylic Classes that I taught, in conjunction with my art buddy, Gill. Here is a link to her website showing the most recent session, and you can also look back over the previous 3 weeks of Wednesday and Friday classes if you wish. http://artistswindow.com/new/2013/02/final-friday-acrylics-2/
It was an honour to be able to guide these lovely people through the technique that I generally use, and I was impressed with the work they did over the 4 week course. Considering most of them hadn’t used acrylics before, and certainly not in this way, they turned out some beautiful paintings. We look forward to being able to continue in the spring.
This view from one of the pathways through the houses down to Koroni port, is one of many that I love, and I thought it appropriate to have it as this week’s painting as we leave tomorrow for the slow and rather involved trip back to Australia. Car willing, we drive to Patras, and take the overnight ferry to Bari in Italy (assuming they’re running – they’re a little few and far between during the winter months, and I believe they were all on strike this weekend!) We’ll spend a few days driving through Italy, and hope to arrive in the Languedoc during the weekend. We’ll have a few days around Pezenas to take care of a bit more French bureaucracy and then on Valentine’s Day, we both fly out of Paris, but in totally different directions; I go straight to Sydney, and Pete to Los Angeles for a couple of weeks with his Mum.
It will be busy visit to Sydney this time. No exhibition to worry about, but a wedding instead! Yes, we’re tying the knot on 23rd March! I’m sure there’ll be masses of rushing about getting organised, and of course, lots and lots of shopping and socialising. We’re also going up to Northern Queensland for a week, to attend James’ graduation from James Cook University, and we’re looking forward to exploring the areas around Cairns and Townsville during that time. In our usual topsy turvey way, we’re also turning it into an early honeymoon (which is just as well, because when we leave Australia, I fly off alone to spend 10 days in New Zealand!) I’m looking forward to trying my hand at painting some Australian beaches lined with swaying palms (and obviously the wedding too!)
Of course, I’m still hoping to post blogs and my weekly paintings as we travel about. I’m sure its just a matter of notching myself up a gear or three once we leave quiet peaceful Koroni….. we shall see!
I’m just adding a little note here – the ferries are still on strike and are not committing as to whether they’ll be running Wednesday, so we’ve launched ourselves into Plan B, which is to fly from Athens to Montpellier, via Paris, (where we’ll be leaving from a few days later) – it entails all sorts of complications, but hey, we’ll get there eventually!
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Koroni Rooftops, Greece
Price: SOLD
Size: 21 x 15cm
(Postage and handling included)