Looking West towards Ciftlik
10″ x 8″ Acrylic on Card
Today is the opening of my exhibition in Kayakoy. I’m keyed up so last night I painted this landscape of the view over Ciftlik and Yaniklar that we see from the path where we often walk our dogs, Zara and Ziggy. All those blues and greens are very calming and I managed to enjoy several stress free hours. This morning, I’ve put my organising head back on, so please wish me luck!
If you can make it, it would be great to see you!
Kaya cottages
10″ x 8″ Acrylic on card
There is a water fountain on the main road through Kayaköy and a dusty alley at the side leads to Sarniç, our favourite restaurant. Just before the entrance you can see, on the left hand sıde, some occupied cottages among the ruins.
Meis
10″ x 8″ Acrylic on card
Meis is a small Greek island close to the Turkish town of Kas. It was well known in the local expat community as the easiest place to visit to renew their 90 day visa. With the introduction of cheap residents permits all that changed overnight. Most of the visitors now take the short ferry ride just to experience a very pretty and relaxing place for a day or maybe two.
Fethiye Bay
24″ x 18″ Acrylic on canvas
This is the larger canvas promised in my post of the 18th April. It came together just as I wanted although I experienced all my usual issues over how much detail to include, still I am very pleased with the end result. I’ve just taken it to the framers and on the way back I decided that I like this view so much I will paint a even larger one!
SOLD
Watercolour, 10″ x 8″
Poppy2
Watercolour 10″ x 8″
I’ve been laid low with Man Flu this week, in my case a particularly virulent summer cold, the first I’ve had since arriving in Turkey so I shouldn’t complain. However it’s not easy to paint with streaming eyes so I apologise for the lack of posts this week. I’m more or less back now but, considering the state of my head and all that liquidity about, I thought it more appropriate to get the watercolours out and tackle something simple.
Gelidonya 3
10″ x 8″ acrylic on card
A Lighthouse on a sunny day is a bit useless other than as as a navigation mark or a tourist attraction, so my final interpretation of Gelidonya creates the storm that defines it’s existence. I’ll possibly come back to Gelidonya again but I must get on with the larger canvas of Fethiye bay. The temperatures have soared to 35C + in the last couple of days, not a great time to sit in full sun so I need to rig up some shade on the hillside before I can get on. It’s very steep and rocky there so I need to get my thinking cap on.
Gelidonya 2
10″ x 8″ acrylic on card
This is my second interpretation of Gelidonya Lighthouse from a different viewpoint and using a different palette.
125K from Fethiye and a notable landmark on the Lycian way, Gelidonya Lighthouse is situated on an dangerous cape east of Finike and due south of the site of Olympus. It makes an attractive subject for painting as there are few Turkish lighthouses situated in such a dramatic setting. We are not spoilt with them like those who live around the Atlantic coastline.
A brief history can be discovered on this sign at the site. To summarise
Costruction began in 1934 and it was lit in 1936, fueled by Kerosene until 1990 and ?? since then. It flashes every 3 secs. and has been run by the Demir family since 1944.
Gelidonia Headland and the islands are very important to Lycia’s geography and the history of navigation. It’s the most dangerous part of the Bay of Antalya due to opposing currents and to pass was quite hard (I bet!!) in antique times. The flows have pulled many ships onto the rocks and have changed the place to an underwater cemetary (sic)…..
Gelidonya Lighthouse 1
10″ x 8″ acrylic on card
My first painting has again been done with a very restricted choice of turquoise, yellow, red and white and although there is limited potential when mixing acrylic paints, I hope and feel that I have managed to convey a sense of harmony in this landscape after making that decision.
OK! That only leaves straight up!
Today I just want to post a couple of funny things I’ve seen this week.
There’s a nip in that wind today!