Skiathos a Greek Island Paradise by Alan R Massen

Skiathos a Greek Island Paradise by Alan R Massen

This beautifully illustrated book will take you through an incredible journey to the beautiful Greek Island of Skiathos which is the best known of the Sporades Islands. People are drawn by the allure of its beaches along with pretty villages, pine covered hills and a perfect climate. I have in the past written about my garden, my watercolour paintings and now I am focusing on our favourite Greek paradise island of Skiathos. Using examples of my artwork which have been produced by scanning holiday snaps into my computer and then using a piece of art software on my PC which gives them an Impressionist effect a bit like Monet. I have also included my written recollections and memories of the numerous holidays that we have spent at the Troulos Bay Hotel, the islands beaches and the many visits we have made to Skiathos Town and other resorts and places of interest over the years. The book starts with a brief island history followed by an extensive exploration of our paradise island of Skiathos.

Massen, Alan R.: - Alan was born in the city of Norwich in the county of Norfolk, England in November 1949. When Alan was still a teenager he started painting whilst attending art classes in Norwich. In his mid-teens he had two paintings accepted for a National Art Exhibition held in London and other major UK cities. Alan spent most of his working life as a professional Health and Safety Advisor and rarely picked up a paint brush until Alan, his wife Susie and daughter Ginny (his other daughter Mandy is married and lives with her husband Adrian in Sheffield) moved out of the city of Norwich into the countryside in 1993. They moved to a little village called East Lexham in the heart of Norfolk. The village was very peaceful and pretty. This helped inspire Alan to take up watercolour painting once again. In 2004 they moved to another small West Norfolk village near Downham Market where they still live today. In 2008 Alan had to retire due to ill health (bad knees) and whilst he still painted regularly he began to spend more and more time gardening. In 2013 his wife Susie suggested that he kept a gardening diary to record his adventures in the garden and capture the changing seasons, animals, birds and the successes and failures of being a gardener he encountered. By the following year Susie suggested that he should write a book from his diary and include illustrations of both the garden and his artwork. In 2014 Alan's first book was published by Creative Gateway called Retiring to the Garden - Year One. This proved such a success that Alan decided to follow this up with his second book called Retiring into a Rainbow featuring his watercolour paintings. He then in 2015 published Retiring to Our Garden - Year Two published this time by Rainbow Publications UK. He then re-issued his first two books this time in a Second Edition. Also published by Rainbow Publications UK. In 2016 he published: Skiathos a Greek Island Paradise, Norfolk the County of my Birth, Art Inspired by a Rainbow, Ibiza Island of Dreams, Majorca Island in the Sun, Flip-flops and Shades on Thassos, Mardle and a Troshin' in Norfolk, England the Country of my Birth, Mousehole the Cornish Jewel, Sunshine and Shades on Kefalonia, Shades and Flip-flops on Zakynthos and finally Trips into my Mind's Eye Also published by Rainbow Publications UK. In 2017 he plans to write the following new books which will be entitled: Crete and the Island of Santorini, Cyprus the Pyramids and the Holy Land, Corfu and Mainland Greece, Flip-flops and Shades on many Greek Islands and finally Greece Land of Gods and Men. When completed they will also be published by Rainbow Publications UK.

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ISBN 13	9780993396236
ISBN 10	0993396232
Title	Skiathos a Greek Island Paradise
Author	Alan R Massen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rainbow Publications UK
Year published	2015-11-05
Number of pages	212
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.