July 31, 2010

A walk in the port

Here's a view from down in the port: Mr. Harry van Layden taking a walk.

 
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July 30, 2010

Loulaki Porta - Rubber stamp

I made my first Greek rubber stamp, an image of the blue door to our house. Made from my usual rubber stamp material and with ink and a stamp pad from Dionysios' shop in the port.

 
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July 26, 2010

Krifo Limani

Our favourite tavern on Hydra since over twenty years. Captain Andreas ran this tavern for many years but now the son Dimitris has taken over. Five stars in my book, best Greek food I've ever had.

July 25, 2010

Mr. Blue and Perikles

A scene from the continuing story of Mr. Blue on Hydra; here he talks with an old friend, Perikles, down in the port.

 
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July 22, 2010

The house of Mr. Blue

For those of you who read my short story "The poetry of Mr. Blue", this is where Mr. Blue lives.

 
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July 19, 2010

houses

another painting from my Hydra houses series, there is some therapy involved in painting these houses...

 
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July 17, 2010

Water color with donkey background

I made my first water color with the new French paints I ordered, the painting is drying here and the donkey is feeding just outside the window.

 
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July 9, 2010

Feeding time

One summer a stray cat had three small kittens in our garden, we heard some strange noise from the large white garden pot...

 
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July 2, 2010

The Hydra bookshop

All Kamini Press titles and my own two latest books are now available in Lefteris Kiafas bookshop here on Hydra.

 
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