Art Display

Art Display at the Municipal Theatre

starting this Tuesday at 7.00 pm

and ending on the 4th February 2012.

This is a group exhibition including both old and new painters

living and working in Corfu.

Corfiot painters

Corfiot painters are here
http://zografoikerkyras.blogspot.com

Visit the blog and leave your comment there if you wish...

EIKE and the Corfiot schools

The Corfiot Artists association (EIKE) keeps on creating murals on the walls of the schools around the town.

This time they are at the 11th primary school. The school kids drew and painted on the walls along with the artists:

S.Fronimos (president of EIKE)
M.Vlachou
S.Kallimanis
K.Mikalef
and
A.Xomeritakis


Visit EIKE here

www.eike.gr

If you are an artist, come and join in!

ART at Kassiopi village!

Corfu and Food

Corfu Paintings, 3 The Square,

Kassiopi

Corfu

I was recently given an invitation to an Art Gallery at Kassiopi village, on the north of Corfu. As I wasn't able to go there in person, I visited the site, and here's what I found out:

The site is http://www.corfupaintings.com

The first artist is Richard Hewlett, and he is the one who owns the site. The second artist is Chris Stephens and I can only see his paintings on the small card I've got. Both use vivid colors and feel what they see-this is clear from the way they paint.

I can't actually tell much as I can only see Richard's paintings online, but it is clear that he likes colorful images and uses bright and impressive colors. I would say he paints the joy of living in the countryside, that's what comes to me when I look at his paintings. The houses with the red tiled roofs are a typical characteristic of the Corfiot villages and he has certainly succeeded in

depicting the small village of Petalia (see above) which is a very poor, yet full of colors village perched on the mountain of Pantokrator. I've been there many times.

Chris, on the other hand,has got a different style. I would like to see more of his paintings to form a view though. Maybe, next time I have a trip to Kassiopi!

Richard runs painting classes both for individuals and groups, so if you are interested, email him. You can find his email on his site at

http://www.corfupaintings.com