One of my favorite parts of the world. This is Venice even though the original shot taken by a friend was taken late in the morning, I thought that a sunset would be a more suitable setting for such a magnificent city. I hope you like it 
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The original photo was taken by Shahjahan Ahmed a wonderful friend and fellow watercolour artist. Thank you Shahjahan for posting your image and look forward to catching up with you again soon.
Painted this one just after the first rains fell in the village of Kofinou. Sometimes the simplest composition just takes your breath away and if the light is right it’s even better
I hope you like the painting and give you the same sense of peace and tranquillity that I felt whilst painting it. Happy New Year Everyone !!!
Just around the corner from Famagusta Cathedral there’s this wonderful little street. There’s a coffee shop at the end of the street and the man on the bike is the coffee shop owner delivering coffee using the traditional tray and his old Hercules bike. It’s a scene that you could see everywhere in the past in Cyprus, so to witness it again in this day and age… it’s magic. Hope you like the painting
Very early this morning I set off to Famagusta to visit this wonderful medieval Cathedral. It was built in 1328 and it still retains all its grandeur and beauty to this day. It originally was Saint Nicholas’s Cathedral but later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman empire. I was very lucky as the whole building and area was covered by a wonderful mist and as the mist lifted it just revealed it piece by piece. I don’t get to witness this kind of beauty often but when I do, its just the most amazing thing ever. I hope everyone has a wonderful day today and hope to hear from you
This is Kyrenia from the main boardwalk towards the other side of the port away from the castle. It was late afternoon and the sun was blazing down.But I think you can see how hot it was even from the painting I hope you like it, Let me know what you think.
This mornings painting behind Larnaca’s Marina. I hope you had a great morning and hope you like it, let me know what you think.
Ps. Thank you all for your wonderful and encouraging words for the Colour in your Life episode. I hope I get a chance to do another one someday soon
Tradition says that the place of Lazarus’ tomb was lost during the period of Arab rule beginning in 649. In 890, a tomb was found in Larnaca bearing the inscription “Lazarus, four days dead, friend of Christ”.Emperor Leo VI of Byzantium had Lazarus’ remains transferred to Constantinople in 898. The transfer was apostrophized by Arethas, Bishop of Caesarea, and is commemorated by the Orthodox Church each year on October 17. The transferred relics were later looted by the Fourth Crusade in the early 13th century and were brought to Marseille but subsequently lost.
In recompense to Larnaca for the translation, Emperor Leo had the Church of St. Lazarus erected over Lazarus’ tomb in the late 9th to early 10th centuries.
Saint Lazaros Larnaca
Something a little different, there’s a great pizza restaurant next to where I paint sometimes in Protaras. I couldn’t resist painting the Chefs behind the open kitchen, It was hot, steamy, busy and smelled delicious. Loved every minute of it. My favorite is the stone oven in the corner.
Hope you like it.
Just only a few kilometres out of Larnaca and around the corner from the airport is the Hala Sultan (Umm Haram) Tekke. It stands next to the salt lake just south of Larnaca and is one of the first sights you see heading out of the airport. With the salt lake on one side and the deep blue Mediterranean sea on the other, its easy to feel that you have stepped back in time. According to legend, Muhammad’s paternal aunt, accompanying her husband on an Arab raid on Cyprus in 649, was attacked by Byzantine forces here. She fell from her mule, broke her neck and was buried on the spot. The Mosque, that was built around her grave is the fourth most important holy place in the world for Muslims. For me it will always be a sanctuary of peace and beauty. Especially in spring with the salt lake covered with water and Pink Flamingos.
Every first Sunday of the month markets are held in front of the old Castle at Limassol. This Sunday I happened to be there just as they were setting up. I hope you like it.
Hi, my name is Savva and I am a watercolour artist. It has been my passion right from the start. From the first time I put brush to paper. I love everything about watercolour but most of all, its unpredictablility. It has a mind of its own but if you allow it, oftentimes it will paint for you. No other medium will do that or give you the same buzz that watercolour does. The most engaging of all media.