For Sale - 26th July 2010
Skiathos Rooftops
Size: 15 x 21cm
Price A$90
(Postage and handling included)
Considering its officially holiday season here in Europe, I don’t feel so bad at having missed a few paintings, but with more travelling coming up in September, I had better get working! The roads are busy and the beaches packed full of relaxing people and brightly coloured umbrellas, and the water's full of stationary ‘talking heads’ in hats and sunglasses!
The photo for this painting (a loose impression!) was taken looking down upon the main town on Skiathos, one of the Sporades Islands in the Agean. Skiathos is a beautiful lush Greek island with sandy beaches and rocky coves, and the town is a maze of brilliant white buildings with terracotta rooftops, all this set amidst brilliant turquoise sea and blue skies. I’ll be writing a separate blog with photos about my wonderful week painting on the island, once we return to Koroni in a week or so, so stayed tuned.
I’ve spent many an hour studying the colours of the sea since coming to Greece and can only come to the conclusion that the colours change constantly. Depending upon where you are, time of the day, and the weather conditions, the sea can be anything from very deep blue to very light turquoise and these colours change by the hour. Perhaps I need to take a leaf out of Monet’s book and set myself up with a row of canvasses as the colours change!
If you're interested in purchasing this painting, please email me at either jackiesinfrance@hotmail.com or jackie@jackiesherwood.com to arrange payment and delivery. Please note that there is now a Currency Converter in both this blog site (scroll down), and my website (http://www.jackiesherwood.com/)
