Achivadolimni Sunset, August 2015

Achivadolimni Sunset, August 2015, oil painting on canvas 106x83cm

Αχιβαδολíμνι or Achivadolimni means clam bay.  A very secluded part of the Island of Milos.  It's famous for its beach, scenery and sunsets.  As with everywhere else we have been in in Greece, each sunset here was different.  The first day we arrived and enjoyed the sunset and the perfect view of the sea and Achivadolimni I commented about how spectacular the place would be with a good thunderstorm.  Greek thunderstorms are in my view very enjoyable.  It gives a brief break from the heat of summer and they sound so good as the thunder echoes around the mountains and over the sea.  The following day I awoke to the sound of torrential rain and thunder.  Maybe Zeus (known as Zeus of the thunderclap in literature) was listening.  The storms rolled past throughout the rest of the day.  By the evening the countryside came alive with colour having been dried out and dead looking a few hours earlier.  It was quite a transformation.  This was the only rain we experienced the whole month we were in Greece.


Achivadolimni Sunset Sketch, carbon pencil and coloured pencil drawing A3