Olympia
www.oncanvas.net
As you walk through Plaka, you will see many shops selling
beautifully painted scenes and landscapes of Greece. I have
found that most of them are computer imagery rather than
the real deal. Then I found my friend Theo, who owns the
best little shop to find original paintings!
This family business was started by his father in 1960.
This little shops extends out across the walkway and is
packed with fantastic works by great Greek artists. Theo
has photos by renowned photographer George Meis, oils paintings
by Douridis, Spanos, Alexandros, and Sofoklis. He also offers
original watercolors by G. Papadoperakis and many more great
posters and prints tucked inside his colorful shop. His
prices range from only 3 Euros for a small print to about
800 Euros for the largest oil painting. There are tons of
paintings to look at so you are sure to find something that
you can't resist. I know one of them is hanging up in my
mother's house in San Diego right now! Tell Theo I said,
"Hello!"
