Last Guests of the Summer….

Hello Everyone – I’m Back! I know I promised you a ‘very special post’ at the end of September but I’m afraid it’s not quite ready (I’m still working on it!) so I thought I’d fill you in with a …

A Friend in Need…….

Here we are, not yet July and already Skiathos is a hive of activity. The Summer ‘buzz’ is most definitely in the air (although the football may have more to do with the crowded cafés and bars on the Paralia!). …

Sara, Silks & Synonyms

I promised I’d be back soon and, true to my word,  here I am! It’s been a very creative couple of weeks and I’ve really enjoyed being a ‘student’ myself, rather than a teacher, for a change. The lovely effervescent …

ANNOUNCEMENT – NEW COURSES. BOOK NOW!!

NEW for 2010!! I’m absolutely delighted to tell you about TWO very exciting NEW courses on offer at ‘Painting Skiathos’ this coming season: (photo: © Sara Ridgley 2010) CREATIVE WRITING COURSE – with SARA RIDGLEY – MAY 29, 30 Successful, …

The Passion for Painting Award

I was thrilled this morning to discover I’d received this award from a fellow artist whom I greatly admire, Sarah Lynch. These blog awards are a lovely way for artists to show their appreciation of each others work and, at …

What a thrill!

The Mayor of Skiathos chose the work of local artists for the theme of next year’s ‘official’ calendar. I felt so honoured when I discovered he’d chosen one of my paintings for the front cover and another painting (from of my ‘Chuches of Skiathos’ series) was selected for the accompanying booklet. I will have similar calendars (in English) available for sale on my website soon. If anyone would like to pre-order one, just let me know (they will be in the Skiathos shops this summer).

Prints of all my paintings are for sale at:

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Skiathos Annual Art Exhibition 2007

Every year in August, the Mayor of Skiathos’ Cultural Committee organises an Art Exhibition, on the Bourtzi, to display and promote the work of local artists. It is always a highly successful and extremely well-attended event with virtually the whole population of Skiathos, turning out for what is one of the most eagerly-anticipated highlights in the Skiathos calendar.

These are some photos of the last year ‘s event showing the work of just some of the artists (out of more than thirty who exhibited) . Namely Despina Mitselos, Asia Brassan, Gail Stathakis, Stamatas Patir, Giasemi Kondili, Georgios Vrezarianos, Eleni Mermiga, Panagiota Koroniou…… and myself

Here are four of my paintings from the ‘Skiathos Churches’ series:

PRINTS (framed or unframed) and GREETINGS CARDS

of all these paintings, can be purchased at: