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Boat at Porto Rafti

Old fishing boat left by his owner on the rocks at the beach ''Kalos Gyalos'' close to my home.

Donated to my colleagues at work

Acrylic on Canvas (40X50cm).

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beach blue boat greece ochre porto-rafti sand seascape

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Priscilla M Norris

Beautiful work Kostas,love the atmosphere and colours. 5*****

10 months ago

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Priscilla! Your comments are so kind.

10 months

Aliki

I love the painting and the place!

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Aliki

10 months

Sonya Novakovic

Wonderful work, wonderful blue...5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Sonya. Yah! the colour of the sea is marvelous and I'll want to be able to master it.

10 months

Paul j Horton

Beautiful again, well done Kostas 5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Paul, you are so kind!

10 months

Sinisa

Beautiful work Kostas, 5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Sinisa

10 months

Meletios

poli kali doulia..!!!5* efxaristo g ta kala s logia kosta..:)

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

na'se kala...

10 months

Kev Oldham

Lovey work Kostas. Great colours. 5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Kev

10 months

Norma DeRemer

A beautiful painting Kostas. Would love to be there by the water. Looks so peaceful. Keep in touch.Best regards, Norma

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Norma. Indeed is very relaxing to be close to the sea. Kostas

10 months

Thea Jansen

Dear Kostos, Love the colors and the location of this piece...beautiful!!
Sincerely, Thea

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot for your comments Thea. Kostas

10 months

Doris Billing

Very beautiful scene...the colors and theme are lovely! 5* Sincerely, Doris

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Doris.

10 months

varvara

Sky is blue,sea is blue,so wonderful to be there Kostas,great painting!!
Regards, Varvara

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Varvara! Your comments always welcome

10 months

Brian Schnedler

thank you for your comment, i use alot of paint and keep it thick, then i put varnish on it to keep it shiny. this painting of yours is great i love the boat and the waves, i love water scenes.

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

thanks Brian for your comments and ...your tips! :))

10 months

Casoni Ibolya-Iby

very nice! love the athmosphere of this work!

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

thank you very much.

10 months

Katerina Pyatakova

Very beautiful! Very nice atmosphere!

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Katerina, we both share the same love about the sea.

10 months

Hazel Mabbott

Beautiful blues Kostas.I love the ocean also.5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you, Hazel.I never saw an ocean however:-))
The place I’m living (Porto Rafti) is very close to Athens and the beautiful bay is actually the Aegean sea, the Greek archipelago.

10 months

alison rowen

Gorgeous works Kostas..loving those blues x.

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Alison, you are so kind :-)

10 months

Martin Drescher

Looks like a great place... Very good painting.

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Yes, the place is very nice, but due to vicinity to Athens is too crowded most time of the year. Thanks for your comment.

10 months

Robert Doesburg

Very beautiful seascape Kostas...The color blue is excellent!!
Sunny atmosphere...Well done Kostas...
5*

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Robert, thank so much for your comment. I'm planning to make a series of seascapes from that area of the town :-)

10 months

Nata Dobrovolska

Hi, Kostas. Nice pictures. 5!

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Nata

10 months

Scott Pfeiffer

Love this picture! Great color and realism! Makes me wish I were there.

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Scott. Indeed is a lovely place.

10 months

Chrisann

Kostas- beautiful blues... well done 5* smiles:)

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Chrisann.

10 months

Alfonso

very nice i like the rocks.

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Alfonso.

10 months

Anja

beautiful atmosphere, want to be there!

10 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Anja. I wish one day to paint the beautiful Dutch boats I saw some years ago at Texel Island ;-))

10 months

Ella/Mihaela Sebeni

Beautiful! I love this blue.Thank you for your words.

9 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Ella, thank you very much.

9 months

Paula Kerr

Hi Kostas, this is really lovely, such pretty blues and really love the boat too. Paula XXX

9 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Paula. I discover recently a technique with a toothbrush in order to do the sand on the beach. I'll try this at next related project. :-)

9 months

Paula Kerr

Thanx for the toothbrush hint Kostas. That sounds like it would work really well. XXX

8 months

Jeannette Edwards

Love your simple interpretation of a fishing-boat. We spent 13 years having sailing holidays in the Ionian Sea during the summer, and I love Greece so much. Your painting captures the simplicity of the Island life-style. Jeannette.

9 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Jeannette. I hope to come over. You know, this place is very close to Athens... ;-))

9 months

Aliki

Καλημέρα Κώστα! Πως αλλάζεις την εικόνα σου δίπλα στους Artist's on line? Πριν από λίγο είχε το ποδήλατο και εχθές το πορτραίτο του Κρις? Και τώρα την παραλία. Νόμιζα ότι αυτό γίνεται μόνο του.

Αλίκη

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Καλημέρα Αλίκη. Έχεις δίκιο αλλά αποφάσισα να ενισχύσω το PIL πληρώνοντας συνδρομή (μόνον 14.44 ευρώ ανα έτος). Πέρα απο αυτό, έχω και μερικά πλεονεκτήματα όπως το να αλλάζω το avatar. Με άλλα λόγια είμαι Supporting member.... :-))

8 months

Aliki

Μπράβο! Σε βλέπω πολύ οργανωμένο!
Καλά μπάνια!

8 months

evelyn gresham

i love the blues in this one very rich!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Evelyn

8 months

graeme wilkinson

A very pretty painting, sad about the nice little fishing boat wrecked on the rocks like that. Maybe it can be repaired! 5*

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Yes Graeme, I hope so... Thanks for the comment

8 months

Susie Hawkins

What a beautiful scene Kostas. The sand and sea aound the shoreline are superb. The boat reminds me very much of one my Dad had when I was small. I love this. 5*****

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Susie.

8 months

nadia x

δια-κο-πές δια-κο-πές :)

πολύ ωραίο !!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Yes! yes, yes.... I'm still on vacations right now. Although this painting is not from my vacations, but from my neighborhood in Porto Rafti.

8 months

Helen Williot

I like very much your ligth on the sea.

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much.

8 months

Zivka Koceva Karadjovska

This is really lovely, beautiful seascape! Love the boat. 5*
Have a nice day Kostas!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Zivka

8 months

shhightower

5 ***** love this one

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Steve

8 months

holly hightower

Beautiful I love the vivid blues

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Holly

8 months

Rene Ury

Hey, Kostas!

Your painting has great composition, blues, shadows from the rocks, and white highlights.

Thanks also, for noticing my work. I hope to visit your gorgeous country next year - especially the islands!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Yes, Rene I hope to come over... Actually, this place is very close to Athens... ;-)). Thanks for your comment.

8 months

David Cressman

charming painting with lovely light Cheers David

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much David

8 months

Rose Gogos

I likey,how wonderfull!!!made my day ..thank you!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

I'm glad you say this. Thank you very much.

8 months

Pam fox

Lovely work Kostas. Love your clean colours. Like to be there and feel as though I am.

Pam

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much dear Pam. I appreciate your opinion.

8 months

daniel perkowski

the landscape looks amazing

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so mauch Daniel

8 months

deidre forbes

beautiful blues,and i like the texture in the foreground.well painted.

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Deidre

8 months

moosje

ti kanis Kosta? lol lovely work well done

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Ik ben heel goed, bedankt .... en bedankt voor de opmerking

8 months

Kameron Davis

the colors of the sea look great!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Yes, thank you very much.

8 months

Denise Pryor

Lovely colours & the waves are so real. It reminds me of the time our little boat was washed up on the shore of the lake. It looked very much like this boat

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Oh! So nice. I love this kind of fisherman’s boats. I'm planning this summer to do a couple of them...

8 months

Carma Jewell

lovely work Kostas!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Carma

8 months

Chris(tian) v. Grumbkow

wonderful vivid blues you have created, Kostas.....

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Chis.

8 months

Rose Gogos

love the colors!yes!

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much.

8 months

evajune

So lovely with the blue sky and water. Your painting make me miss Greece. 5*

8 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Okay then, why don't you come over? ... :-) Have a nice summer and thank you for your commeent.

8 months

William Serridge

Lovely painting Kostas! You've captured the true colour of the sea around your beautiful country. 5*. Warm regards, William

7 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much William. I know that the boat should be better, but a comment like yours makes me feel better and don't abandon it... Thanks again.

7 months

Panagonov Anatoli

so romantic seascape- χαιρετισμούς

7 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks so much.

7 months

Beata Belanszky - Demko

Lovely seascape Kostas!

7 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks Beata

6 months

DJDiMaria

Beautiful color in this painting. Also regarding your question, the only book I know of on the "Reilly Technique" is by Jack Faragasso called "Drawing the Figure" or something like that. You can purchase it directly from Faragasso on line or from Amazon.com for about $35 US in paperback. Reilly taught most of the top US illustrators from about 1935 to 1968 at the Art Student's League in NYC, US. Because Reilly died suddenly, the four books he was in the process of writing were never finished.

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks very much for the information, I appreciate it a lot. Kostas

6 months

achillesV

Love the strong colors that immediately take the viewer to that shore. I see an optimism and an innocence.

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Achillea, I do need to study perspective and propositions a bit more...but thank you for the comment.

6 months

Siobhan Knox

lovely work Kostas! beautiful textures in the rocks and water! 5+

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Siobhan.

6 months

Joe Hush

Hi Kostas, like this painting alot, well done. regards Joe

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks so much Joe!

6 months

Wendy Cook

This is a lovely painting, I like it's simplicity whilst still giving a real feel for Greece with the colours. Thank you also for your comment.

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Wendy

5 months

Adhishray

Stunning painting! Just love it!

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Adhishray

5 months

Sue Miller

Very inviting.

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Sute it is! Thanks a lot Sue.

5 months

Janet Summers

Hello fellow Greek artist! thanks for all your comments on my work. I have looked through your portfolio and for a self taught artist you are progressing very well. A few suggestions..you should try oils, as they are easier for beginners than acrylics..as they are more adaptable to blending and making changes. For outdoor painting watercolors are great but you have to use high quality colors and heavy wc paper..I buy it in sheets 60x70cm. 70x90cm. you can cut to any size 300 lbs. and up are good weights for paper. Taped with Tesa masking tape to a drawing board these papers don't need stretching or sizing..Cotman papers are pretty good..we can't get the best materials here in Gr. Windsor Newton Professional colors are the best..if you can find them (I have mine sent from Eng.) but Cotman student grade Winsor Newton are OK. Difference is prof. colors have less gum arabic and more pigment than cotman so you get stronger more brilliant light fast colors. TUBE colors are a must!!! not pans..difficult to keep making colors with pans..well, hope this will inspire you and help you..happy painting..Janet

6 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Oh Dear Janet! Wow! That's a help. Thanks a lot!
I agree with you, about oils; I didn’t tried them until this summer because of the smell from turpentine. I’m used to painting at my balcony and during winter is difficult for me to do it with oils. So since last October where I started use paints, I started with acrylics. In any case, I agree with you, oils are best. I did some study works this summer. If you have time you can check them here on PIL (Old pot

)
Thank you for the advices about watercolors also. I'm using the watercolors of my daughter...(lol). After your comment, I found the Windsor Newton Professional series at ‘’Plaisio’’ stores and I'm going to try them.

Thank you very much for the support and courage.

5 months

Jeannette Edwards

Just noticed this lovely Greek painting. Brings back lots of memories when we had a yacht in the Ionian - spent most summer holidays sailing round Levkas, Cephalonia, Ithaca and all those other little islands. This is a quaint painting - so Greek and lots of feeling. Love the unspoilt greek islands.

5 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Jeannette. You're so kind. Thank you.

5 months

Nika Gabunia

Wonderful landscape.

5 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Nika.

5 months

Cye Wright

Love this Kostas .. love the atmosphere and feeling of openness and sense of serene freedom - excellent!!

Cyeclops -)

5 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you so much Cye!

5 months

Andreas

Great work Kostas! Keep going!

5 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank a lot Andrea!

5 months

Sasha Tara

Nice composition Kostas and I like you blue sea! Great work!

4 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very much Sasha!

4 months

artstafa

Γεια Κόστα, πολύ όμορφη, τα συγχαρητήριά μου!!!!!!

4 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you very very much!

4 months

Stelios Alexakis

dear Costas lovely painting 5*

3 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Stelios.

3 months

Charleen Morris

Beautiful Colours!5*******

3 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thank you Charleen.

3 months

Marko LULIC

Hi Kostas
Thank you for your comment.
Your style is wonderful.Boat at Porto Rafti is my favorite.
Home near the coast? O my God.I must see this old boat in
vivo, ha,ha.
Happy new year Kostas.
Warm regards,

2 months

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

hello Marko. Yes living near the sea is wonderful but has some disadvantages especially during summer time (lol). Thank you for your comment.

2 months

david read

like this painting makes me want to go away from our cold winter yorkshire of course.David READ

1 month

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot David.

1 month

Robert Hadfield

Thank you for the entry nto the group

1 month

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

I have to thank you for sharing such wonderful subject.

1 month

Roxanne Driedger

Your colours are wonderfully bright and fresh! Love the detail on the beach.
The boat is great and the over all composition is strong..... very eye catching.

1 month

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Roxanne. It seams that this is the most popular work of mine.

1 month

Victoria Taylor

Beautiful Painting Kostas, love it :)

1 month

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Victoria!

1 month

gabriela garcia

beautiful colors and nice contrast. good work.

14 days

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

Thanks a lot Gabriela.

13 days

Ira Mitchell

great work, love it!

8 days

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