A good Friday for painting
Posted: April 18, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: boats, Chania, Crete, Greece, harbour scene, watercolours 8 CommentsEach day it has been getting a little warmer in Crete, which means that the snow on the White Mountains will soon be gone. I wanted to have those distant peaks in at least one of my paintings so today I walked out to the Old Sea Wall and painted in the shade of the St. Nicholas bastion. From that perfect spot, I had a view of the harbor and the constant stream of pedestrians enjoying the holiday here in Greece. I could just as easily have painted the bastion itself, from a spot on the promenade across the way, but that will be for another day. There’s no shortage of things to paint here. Painted this one on a pad of Arches CP paper, 16” x12”.
Kalimera
Posted: April 14, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Chania, Crete, Greece, harbour scene, watercolours 14 CommentsIt was a good morning at the Old Venetian Harbor in Chania. The sun was hitting the buildings at just the right angle AND I found a shady spot with a clear view across the bay.
I love painting these types of scenes. Lots of complexity, obvious value contrasts and plenty of opportunity for calligraphic brushstrokes.
It’s the start of Easter week holidays in Greece. Whereas last week it was a little quiet in the old part of town, this week the restaurants are filling up, the narrow streets are crowded with people and everyone seems to be strolling along the harbour.
I painted this on a pad of Arches CP paper, 16” x 12”, and I can say with much certainly that I used almost every colour on my palette for this one.
