Images of Greece in My Art

Some places we visit evoke strong feelings for artists, which cause us to turn to our favorite medium of expression. Georgia O'Keefe had the American West. Claude Monet had his garden in Giverney, France. Paul Gaugin had Tahiti. For me that place is Greece.

When I travel there I try to take some kind of art supplies with me like pastels or pencils and ink pen. My motivation is that I would duplicate the scenery to remember the crisp and colorful landscape and those feelings I had while in that magical place.

When art supplies are just not available I turn to my camera to photograph my surroundings. I can later review my photos and jog my memory of the beauty of the place. The azure blue sea that is reflected in the cloudless sky. The rocky brown and green landscape dotted with white washed houses of which the window shutters are painted in pastel colors of pink, green, blue or sometimes ochre.

Ancient stone churches, monasteries and white marble ruins mingle with houses new and old, giving the sense of a long ago yesterday and a beautiful here and right now.

Greek Seaside, Watercolor