Hellenic Centre is delighted to present a selection of paintings in acrylics by John Heywood. The paintings are inspired by the Greek Islands the artist visits every year and depict scenes from Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Fournoi and Crete.

"I paint coastal scenes and landscapes in acrylics. I love to paint in the open air on my old French easel, but for larger work I paint in the studio from sketches. I was brought up on the west coast of England, very close to the sea, and the interaction of light on water, in different weather conditions and different times of the day, still holds a particular fascination for me.

Today my main base is in Buckinghamshire where I am a member of, and past Chairman of, the Buckinghamshire Art Society. I have been exhibiting there and in neighbouring counties for many years. Our family has a small cottage on the Isles of Scilly (off the coast of Cornwall) and I exhibit there as well as on the Cornish mainland.

I go to the Greek islands every year to paint and have been fortunate enough to make many friends there amongst these wonderfully hospitable people. In Crete I have recently been invited to become a member of the Apokoros Art Society. I continue to try to improve my knowledge of the Greek language by attending the excellent classes here at the Hellenic Centre.

The paintings displayed here depict scenes from Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Fournoi, Crete, and Scilly. I paint simply because I love to paint; I hope that people seeing my work will derive as much pleasure from it as I have had in creating it!". - John Heywood 

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