"Chania - Rough cut"

                          A "rough cut" for a possible acrylic painting in response to the
                         Chrisi Akti beach near Chania.
                                                         

                                                   Rough cut acrylic on board 5" x  2"


                         "Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands
                         that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened
                         sensitivity for composition and colour and that you be a true poet.
                        This last is essential. "  -

                                    Wassily Kandinsky
                           
                                         

"Road to Therissos"

                       Leaving behind the sleepy Cretan villages, deserted in the mid-day
                       heat. On through the orange groves towards the Therissos Gorge,
                      the "White Mountains" towering in the distance.
                                

                                                                    

                                           "Road to Therissos" - Acrylic on canvas 12" x 12"

" Sea of Crete"

                          Warm, turquoise coloured water stretching out across the bay to
                          Chania the second largest city on the Greek island of Crete.
               
                         "The Sea of Crete" is located in the southern extremity of the
                          Aegean ,reaching from the North of the island to the East where
                          it joins the "Libyan Sea"   
                        

                                                                       

 

                                            "Sea of Crete" - Acrylic on canvas 20" x 20"

Somerset gallery

                      As the warm sunny weather continues I paid a visit to the Andelli
                      art gallery near the city of Wells, Somerset, England.
                      Set within rolling countryside the gallery is sited within the home of
                      Ellie Jones, a former graphic designer and passionate collector.

                      The interior has a cool, modern feel that displays the artwork, both
                      contemporary and twentieth century, to best effect.

Gallery interior

 

                      The current exhibition, with only a few days left to run, is by the
                      late Somerset artist, Kate Noble. 

                                                                           

Current exhibition featuring the work of Kate Noble

 

With ongoing exhibitions and a planned "pop-up" exhibition in Bristol

England later this year, Andelli have found a unique way to bring affordable

   art to the public. Check out their website www.andelliart.com (hover mouse   

if website fails to appear due to white on black type )

 

Photographs courtesy of Andelli.