ACROPOLIS FROM ELECTRA HOTEL
THE ACROPOLIS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2015, THE ARTIST AND HIS DAUGHTER SPENT TWO WEEKS STUDYING THE ANCIENT GREEK ACROPOLIS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THEY SPLIT THEIR TIME, HALF IN THE UK AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND THE OTHER HALF IN ATHENS. THE RELICS ARE FOUND IN BOTH CITIES. ON THE VERY FIRST DAY IN ATHENS, TIRED AND HUNGRY THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ON THE VERANDA OF THE ELECTRA HOTEL WITH A VIEW TO- WARDS THE ACROPOLIS. THE SITE WAS MESMERIZING, DRAWINGS EMERGED. PAINTED WITH A PALETTE KNIFE, THE COLORS SHOW THE SCENE IN TWILIGHT. ORANGE LIGHT, WITH A TURQUOISE SKY, IMBUES THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE PURPLE AND COBALT OCCUPY THE LEFT. BELOW THE CHANGING ATMOSPHERE RESTS THE OLD CITY, THE PALATKA. ELECTRIC LIGHTS DOT THE LANDSCAPE, GREENS, BLUES, AND GRAYS AND BROWNS COMPLETE THE PAINTING, AND ITS UNIQUE FRAME.
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The Acropolis
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