'MOONLIT STEPHOUSE IN ATTICAS' - Print
Dimension: 23.62'' x 16.93''
Certification of Authenticity: Apricus Art Collection
Signature: Signed by Artist
The original oil painting was done on site just down the road from where we stay in Greece. My wife Athina, who is from Greece, knows the seaside town of Porto Rafti well, and one night we strolled along the road and found this lovely place with three dominant trees, a modest little holiday home, and very strong abnormal colors in the strong moonlight. So I returned during the day and painted a canvas of the three trees (the original was sold almost straightaway). I used that study to plan my nocturne, which is the source for this fine print. I hope you like it.
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Artist Bio
Fine Art, Painting BA (Hons) at Norwich School of Art, ATD at Leicester University, and MPhil (Art and education) – University of Bath. Lectured in Fine Art at Salisbury College of Art and later taught at King Edward’s School Southampton.
Artist Statement:
For a number of years, I lived and painted in Porto Rafti, near Athens in Greece. More recently, I have lived, worked, and set up my studio in Bath, England. I have paintings and drawings in collections in Greece, Switzerland, USA, Israel, and the UK. I am not really tied to notions such as ‘Realist’ nor ‘Abstract’; rather, I have an eclectic approach to the visual world. I love painting and try to explore what I think about the way the world is today; visually, socially, emotionally, and politically. There are two parts to my artistic personality: direct emotional responses and more considered and thought-out approaches. I just find a kind of visual poetry in the banalities and everyday aspects of life, whether it is in the varied surfaces of concrete buildings in Greece, the way light rakes across streets in Bath, the brilliant autumn colors of our native landscape, the isolation and poignancy of people, or the simple facets, reflections, and shadows of plates, cups, and saucers.