Passionate Life

My former classmate, Carolina Spielmann, has been splashing Paris with her vibrant colors and bold shapes that echo the beat of her Argentinian heritage. See more of her work on her site http://www.carolinaspielmann.com

Linocuts

I made these two linocuts this past December. The top one is a memory from our childhood summers in Greece when we used to eat Papadopoulou biscuits.
Our mother's family name is Papadopoulou and that's what makes them extra special.

Silkscreen

I present to you my first silkscreen t-shirts.
Hope you like them!

CB and Beta Fish

This image was taken by Robert Cochran who is a professional photographer from California. He and I met recently while he was touring Greece. I was on my way to Athens and he was going to Hydra on the hydrofoil. This photo is one of my favorites in his collection of animal photos that I asked him to send me. It's charming and funny nature caught my attention. Cochran's "CB and Beta fish" photo will be up in the gallery this spring.

"Dream, Dreamer."

Along with the linocut " I wuv you" I showed this work at Lori Betz's gallery on Friday the 12th of Feb. It is ink on tracing paper and coated with resin. Lori suggested we try resin, it was both her and my first time to use it. This is a work that was from the heart and the title comes from
one of my favorite songs. The work goes for 150 bucks.

Waleed and Lulu: two well-rounded mutts

Waleed is well-traveled and Lulu is so affectionate. These mutts are the characters in some illustrations that I've been working on in the last month here in Texas. It's been fun getting intimate with my little furry friends! Lulu will be featured in a new lino-print that I made especially for Valentine's at Lori Betz's studio and gallery in Houston. She is having a Valentine's show about "The Art of Love." If anyone is up for seeing this group show, it will be this Friday at 18:00-21:00 on 1208 West Gray, Houston.

Bahrain

Bahrain had made contacts with other Middle Eastern civilizations of the time through sea trade and was therefore exposed to the great civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Their history shows a sensitivity to art. I just wanted to show everyone a few examples of ancient Islamic constructions.

These photos are from one of Bahrain's forts. It was built at least 2000 years ago and is very well preserved. The fort is surrounded by a moat and is next to the beach. I love its elegant simplicity.

Paintings by Konstantinos Volonakis

Konstantinos Volonakis at the Nautical Museum in Pireaus

K. Volonakis is known for being Greece's foremost seascape painter, or the father of Greek seascapes. He lived from 1837 until 1907 and in his lifetime studied painting in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Greece; in Germany he studied at the Munich Academy along with some of Greece's other prominent painters such as, Litras and Gizis. During his early career he was awarded an important scholarship that allowed him to travel on a ship for two years in Austria painting the countries various harbors. Along with being a professional painter, Volonakis also became a professor at the Fine Arts university in Athens. His work depicts scenes from ports and harbors around Greece as well as life surrounding the sea.

Photos Tinos Oct. '09

Even this old cinema has the area's Venician
pigeon-stoop design.

while waiting in the marble bus stop in Pirgos


a fish carved into the stone path leading to
Pirgos school of Fine Arts for Sculpture