Painting in the Light of Chania, Crete

For the past four years I have been working on watercolor/gouaches on paper during summer/fall visits to Chania, on the island of Crete where I was born. The light there is vivid, warm and intense, which influences my work. I paint in one location during different times of day. The light is magical, gentle, soft yet also unrelenting and persistent.


Margaret Tsirantonakis, Mid-day Still-Life II, Chania 2014, watercolor and gouache on paper, 5 x 5"


Margaret Tsirantonakis, Morning Sea View I, Chania, 2014, watercolor and gouache on paper, 8 x 8"


Margaret Tsirantonakis, Orange with Shadows I, 2013, watercolor and gouache on paper, 6 x 6"


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