"Pyrgos Beyond - Tom Shefelman

Page Size: 15 x 22 inches
Frame Size: 20 x 27 inches
Signed and dated, bottom right
 
A watercolor painting that captures the magic and excitement of exploring Pyrgos, Greece with its enchanting architecture and picturesque mountains. Captured from an elevated point of view, the scene features a traditional Mediterranean village drenched in sun. The foreground feature the geometric forms of whitewashed building with terracotta tile roofs, rendered in warm ochre and pale pink washes. The iconic castle tower of Pyrgos Kalllistis rises like a beacon on the left. Throughout the village, cobalt blue windows characterize a scene that is uniquely Greek. The perspective of the piece leads the eye down a winding staircase and across the clustered buildings to the distant horizon, which features a vast, rolling landscape of green fields and remote, hazy mountains under a pale blue and pink-tinged sky, rendered in loose, serene watercolor washes. The overall impression is one of peace, nostalgia, atmospheric warmth, and the timeless beauty of the Aegean landscape.
 
The piece is ready to hang in a basic metal frame with a white matte. Glass protects the art.