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Greek Paintings; Ten from Samos

I recently spent a month on the Greek island of Samos. This is my third trip here as a friend has a home that I can stay in and the island is a very relaxing place to enjoy the sun, food, and paint. I did ten paintings which I covere din indivudal posts. I thoguht of them as a set so all ten are shown below. The sqaure paintings are 10" on each side except the olives which are 7" square. Beneath the pianintg is a photo of them on a cabinet at my friend's house in Greece. The rectangular ones ar 9" x 12.'

The best way to easily see most of my paintings for sales is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art. One is for discounted pairings under $100.  The other is for most of the rest (over $100). The third is for paintings that I have either sold or ones that are not for sale. However, if anyone is interested in them I will paint another version for them on commission. I will ship anywhere and have shipped art works as far as Australia.

In New Orleans there are currently paintings hanging at two of my favorite New Orleans restaurants,  Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe and Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown. Here is a post describing the showing at Riccobon's. It is located at 7801 Panola Street (504 314-1810). Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is located at 615 S Carrollton Ave (504-866-5900). You can also contact me to see more of them. 

                    

Painting: Greek Church, Samos Island

Here is a 9" x 12" acrylic painting of a church on the Greek isalnd of Samos. This is my third trip here as a friend has a home that I can stay in and the island is a very relaxing place to enjoy the sun, food, and paint. 

The best way to easily see most of my paintings for sales is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art. One is for discounted pairings under $100.  The other is for most of the rest (over $100). The third is for paintings that I have either sold or ones that are not for sale. However, if anyone is interested in them I will paint another version for them on commission. I will ship anywhere and have shipped art works as far as Australia.

In New Orleans there are currently paintings hanging at two of my favorite New Orleans restaurants,  Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe and Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown. Here is a post describing the showing at Riccobon's. It is located at 7801 Panola Street (504 314-1810). Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is located at 615 S Carrollton Ave (504-866-5900). You can also contact me to see more of them. 

Photos of Fourni, Greece Day Three

This is my third trip to the Greek island of Samos. This time we took a three day trip to the islands of Fourni. This is the third of three posts on the trip. After the threat of a storm, the next day dawned very calm and the rough sea had transformed itself into a lake. Our innkeeper was up to prepare a breakfast at 6AM to allow us to eat before taking the 7AM boat back to Samos.

        

We headed over to Thymena in the bright sun. During breakfast we had watched to sun climb down the mountain behind the town. Fishermen were out in the harbor.

            

We left Thymena and rounded the rocky coast. There were fields carved out of the rough terrain and marked with stones fences and terraces. Fishermen were everywhere.

          

Next stop was Ikaria. In the bright morning light you could more easily see the upper fields and high villages, terraced olive groves, as well as small isolated shores.

            

Now headed back to Samos. It now seemed quite large compared to the Fourni group. Its rocky coast welcomed us and we arrived in Karlovasi harbor around 11. 

          

Photos of Fourni, Greece Day Two

This is my third trip to the Greek island of Samos. This time we took a three day trip to the islands of Fourni. This is the second of three posts on the trip. I woke up briefly around 4AM to see the big boat that goes to Athens making its brief stop in Fourni. Then day dawned with clouds over the mountain tops but they soon burned off. Our little boat back to Samos rested in Fourni harbor, as the crew must live here. Fisherman prepared for the day. Many had already gone out to return around 10.

            

After breakfast on the harbor front, we went up a long fight of steps to start a walk along the coast to a sand beach. Another long flight of steps went back down to the beach. There was a old round tower, likely form the pirate days, as well as a small shire. The water was incredibly clear. On our way back we went through a boat yard were many small ships were under repair.

                  

After lunch of left over on our balcony we took a long walk through town. Starting on the main street we went up through the town square. We passed a man grilling chicken and decided to perhaps have dinner with him.

            

Our walk continued past the town square on a long winding road that rose gently up the hill. There were flowers everywhere.

          

In the late afternoon a mild rain strom came up with strom winds. There was concern as to whether our small boat would sail to samos in th emorning and the ticket agent would not sell us tickets but said to come back at 6:30 the next morning. Fisherman prepared their boats for the possible strom. 

       

The night was cool and breezy with a light rain so we decided to eat inland and indoors with the grill man we saw earlier. We had both chicken and pork from the grill with fried potatoes. The potatoes on the Greek island are the best I have had anywhere. Restaurants also offer a complementary sweet after meals. This time we had bananas with halvah. Afterwards, we walked back through the main street to our harbor front room. 

          

Photos of Fourni, Greece Day One

This is my third trip to the Greek island of Samos. This time we took a three day trip to the islands of Fourni. This is the first of three posts on the trip. We took the small boat from Karlovasi on Samos island in the early afternoon. The ticket agent said the trip would take three hour but it took over four. This is not to complain as we stopped at three other interesting ports before getting to the main town in the Fourni Islands. After leaving Karlovasi harbor we travelled along the very wild west coast of Samos, including Micro Santini beach seen first after the harbor. We took the 45 minute walk to this beach last year.

    

    

Our first stop was Agios Kyrikos on Ikaria, an island known for its lack of any police or stoplights and its free spirit. The smaller town of Therma, with a swimming beach, appears before Agios Kyrikos.

      

Then we went over to a small fishing village on the north end of the main island in the Fourni group. The houses were mostly resting high above the small port.

        

Next stop was another fishing village on Thymena, the island opposite Fourni Korseon, the main town on the island and our destination.  This time most houses were near the harbor.

              

We arrived in Fourni Korseon as the sun was setting behind Thymena. The town gets its name from its past as the headquarters of the pirates, the French Corsairs. Their name got applied to all pirates in the eastern Aegean. Above Fourni is Mt. Vardia at 311 meters, the tallest spot on the island. The main street runs perpendicular to the harbor and there is a small square part way back. On our first night we had the lobster pasta, the dish for which the town is famous, right on the harbor. You can see the view from our table below. The large portion came with two whole lobsters surrounded in pasta with a light tomato sauce.  It was wonderful and we saved some for lunch the next day. You can also see the cook below. 

               

Painting: Fried Calamari in Posiodono, Greece

Here is a 9" x 12" acrylic painting of fried calamari from the the restaurant Marien in Posidonio on the Greek island of Samos. This is my third trip here as a friend has a home that I can stay in and the island is a very relaxing place to enjoy the sun, food, and paint. Below the painting is the chef, Mari, with some of her calamari. 

The best way to easily see most of my paintings for sales is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art. One is for discounted pairings under $100.  The other is for most of the rest (over $100). The third is for paintings that I have either sold or ones that are not for sale. However, if anyone is interested in them I will paint another version for them on commission. I will ship anywhere and have shipped art works as far as Australia.

In New Orleans there are currently paintings hanging at two of my favorite New Orleans restaurants,  Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe and Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown. Here is a post describing the showing at Riccobon's. It is located at 7801 Panola Street (504 314-1810). Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is located at 615 S Carrollton Ave (504-866-5900). You can also contact me to see more of them. 

Painting: Greek Boat, Samos Island

Here is a 10" sqaure acrylic painting of boat on the Greek isalnd of Samos. This is my third trip here as a friend has a home that I can stay in and the island is a very relaxing place to enjoy the sun, food, and paint. 

The best way to easily see most of my paintings for sales is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art. One is for discounted pairings under $100.  The other is for most of the rest (over $100). The third is for paintings that I have either sold or ones that are not for sale. However, if anyone is interested in them I will paint another version for them on commission. I will ship anywhere and have shipped art works as far as Australia.

In New Orleans there are currently paintings hanging at two of my favorite New Orleans restaurants,  Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe and Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown. Here is a post describing the showing at Riccobon's. It is located at 7801 Panola Street (504 314-1810). Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is located at 615 S Carrollton Ave (504-866-5900). You can also contact me to see more of them. 

Painting: Greek Eggplants from Samos Island

Here is a 10" sqaure acrylic painting of eggplants from Mytilini, a mountian village on the Greek isalnd of Samos. This is my third trip here as a friend has a home that I can stay in and the island is a very relaxing place to enjoy the sun, food, and paint. 

The best way to easily see most of my paintings for sales is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art. One is for discounted pairings under $100.  The other is for most of the rest (over $100). The third is for paintings that I have either sold or ones that are not for sale. However, if anyone is interested in them I will paint another version for them on commission. I will ship anywhere and have shipped art works as far as Australia.

In New Orleans there are currently paintings hanging at two of my favorite New Orleans restaurants,  Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe and Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown. Here is a post describing the showing at Riccobon's. It is located at 7801 Panola Street (504 314-1810). Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is located at 615 S Carrollton Ave (504-866-5900). You can also contact me to see more of them. 

Photos from July Fourth JeffersonVille, VT

Here is to a safe and joyous Fourth of July to all who celebrate it. It comes at a time to be one of the great events of the Summer. Here are some scenaes from last year in Jeffersonvolle, VT where I will be in a few days. 

      

Photos of the Canals of Amsterdam

This is the third of a six post series on photos of the architecture and culture of Amsterdam.  This summer I was there for a few days in May on my way to Samos Greece and then for a week’s stay on my return form Samos. I learned from a Dutch friend of direct charters from Amsterdam to Samos so we decided to make it our transfer port.

I was moved by the many beautiful canals of this city that lives well with water. My hometown of New Orleans could learn a great deal from the Dutch. This post covers the many interesting doors found on the homes and businesses that line the canals. Here is a collection.