Mediterranean Dreaming
It’s official. The sun is out and summer is here. While we may be soaking up the unexpected good weather here in the UK, we still can’t stop our daydreams drifting to the other side of the continent where the Mediterranean sun feels a bit more special. We have so many lovely Mediterranean inspired pieces here in the studio that it makes us want to jump on the next flight out to Greece. We hope this lovely selection of artworks makes you feel the same!
The vibrant layers of oil in this impasto painting transports us straight to the hilltops of Italy. The burst of orange in the foreground that’s reflected on the distant terracotta rooftops really brings this piece together.
C. Guinet - Contemporary Oil - Mediterranean Hilltop Village
This Italian farming hamlet looks directly over blue Mediterranean waters. Imagine waking up to this view!
Gustave Braehert Cassis - 1958 Watercolour - Rural Italian Coastal Scene
On a terrace this beautiful it is mandatory to take a pause, wicker basket in hand, and look out at the sun setting over the Mediterranean sea.
We’d know those blue rooftops anywhere! This charming scene looks over the beautiful streets of Oia, Santorini showing a hint of the clear blue sea on the horizon. Heavenly.
In the holiday of our dreams we wake up and fling the shutters open to this beautiful courtyard adorned with ferns in perfect little terracotta pots. We love how the white stone walls reflect the light back into the scene.
If you could bottle up a holiday feeling, give it a little shake and spray it out in the form of a lovely gouache study, then you would be left with the Don Osborn collection. These charming scenes give us a wonderfully comprehensive tour of the Greek islands, making sure to capture their beautiful landscapes and stunning architecture.
We love the muted tones that this artist uses to capture this early 20th century courtyard. You can really feel the warmth radiating from the stone walls.
As well as producing gorgeous watercolour studies, this artist has one hell of a biography. After leaving Nazi Germany, Hoefner found himself living in beautiful island locations worlds away from his native Berlin. Don’t just take our word for it, follow the link below to read the full bios that accompany these pieces.
Walter Hoefner (1903-1968) - 1935 Watercolour - Street in Dalmatia
Walter Hoefner (1903-1968) - 1935 Watercolour - Looking Out to Sea
This lovely aquatint of Siena is a real studio favourite. The distinctive rooftops are complimented with heavy, geometric shadows that practically lifts them up from the page.