{"id":4648,"date":"2013-08-18T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistswindow.com\/new\/?p=4648"},"modified":"2013-08-18T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:59:52","slug":"on-location-in-evangelismos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/on-location-in-evangelismos\/","title":{"rendered":"On Location in Evangelismos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s &#8216;<em>on loco<\/em>&#8216; fell on August 15th, so it may have been prudent of me to change the day, as of course this is <em>the<\/em> biggest day in the Orthodox year&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/in-taverna.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"in-taverna\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4649\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Somehow unable to think (perhaps due to the August heat and crowds), I went ahead with my choice of Fotis Taverna in Evangelismos as venue&#8230;and forgot to change the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shady.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"shady\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4650\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On arrival at 9am, all was suspiciously quiet (everyone was in church), so we availed ourselves of a large table in the shade&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/house1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"house\" width=\"664\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4651\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Evangelismos is an artist&#8217;s dream village&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lone-sketcher2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lone-sketcher2\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everywhere you look, there are crumbling old buildings&#8230;textures&#8230;colours and lots of &#8216;stuff&#8217; to draw&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/people1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"people\" width=\"664\" height=\"479\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4654\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t long before the church service ended and the taverna started filling up&#8230;.everyone was in holiday mood and there was a lively buzz&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tree2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tree\" width=\"664\" height=\"484\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4656\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The animated groups made fabulous subject matter for some sketchers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chair-woman.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"chair-woman\" width=\"664\" height=\"513\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4657\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The models later viewed the sketchbooks and were very complementary&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lone-sketcher.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lone-sketcher\" width=\"400\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4658\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a lively, noisy morning&#8230;.but there were pockets of peace and quiet as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/man.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"man\" width=\"400\" height=\"563\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4659\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This chap carefully chose his seat directly in front of one of the sketchers&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"rail\" width=\"664\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4660\" \/><\/p>\n<p>some subjects were rather more static&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutters.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"shutters\" width=\"664\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4661\" \/><\/p>\n<p>as long as you could manage to stay in the shade&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutters2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"shutters2\" width=\"664\" height=\"840\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4662\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..I-love-shutters.com&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/street.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"street\" width=\"664\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4663\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street views were a challenge due to an ever-changing procession of vans, trucks and assorted vehicles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/window.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"window\" width=\"664\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4664\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I highly commend today&#8217;s group for their tenacity&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tree21.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tree2\" width=\"400\" height=\"545\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4665\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was no easy task to access the right side of the brain in such a busy environment&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/glasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"glasses\" width=\"664\" height=\"574\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>so everyone should be particularly proud of their sketching achievements today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"profile\" width=\"400\" height=\"556\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4669\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dragonfly, below, was drawn as a nature-study at home during the week&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dragonfly.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"dragonfly\" width=\"400\" height=\"498\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4670\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well done chaps for surviving on-loco drawing on August 15th!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s &#8216;on loco&#8216; fell on August 15th, so it may have been prudent of me to change the day, as of course this is the biggest day in the Orthodox year&#8230;. 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