tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78646247464363446692024-03-21T22:22:45.090-07:00CYPRUS-the ancient island of AphroditeWelcome - καλωσόρισμα -Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-15626721776851352292010-03-11T07:10:00.000-08:002010-03-11T07:14:10.195-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eF7mzNbSL-jWDraCmogYueFTYKlJh2g1GPTrlHfs1fzS0-uNE1l9a7z6fA50QWS-4i0-L_dKs_UsUY8YsNpXTXXFjT0r69v0IxvvsNoMzCOsaoqs2fleLidXQQ-rhpRpJJT52S2HR0c/s1600-h/yellow.fields.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eF7mzNbSL-jWDraCmogYueFTYKlJh2g1GPTrlHfs1fzS0-uNE1l9a7z6fA50QWS-4i0-L_dKs_UsUY8YsNpXTXXFjT0r69v0IxvvsNoMzCOsaoqs2fleLidXQQ-rhpRpJJT52S2HR0c/s320/yellow.fields.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447394775281212466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfqVZtp4UW5oglp1-c0gM0D0F9EUVxbWsvueqbW9TgrfiwOIMRnW1qU6dFMLGrPHDD-ZcGFsP26aX6D3Ralpju1j4aAlyjjsVQQAEOQHRe6jv9ONXXqykAjLTL01cJjZ7wbTCShZl6qc/s1600-h/olive.tree2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfqVZtp4UW5oglp1-c0gM0D0F9EUVxbWsvueqbW9TgrfiwOIMRnW1qU6dFMLGrPHDD-ZcGFsP26aX6D3Ralpju1j4aAlyjjsVQQAEOQHRe6jv9ONXXqykAjLTL01cJjZ7wbTCShZl6qc/s320/olive.tree2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447394771868114594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtTzPI0JwaWfa7bbBZ4CEkvsO-TP9T-ZHwTAdpBoDTkLo6zX5gBGzb7p5Sz5RpYQNcuUDzdkLnHq8CsHF_w0DHFI1neaKukIhjG2EMx4zbqA4aC2stfCON6_dSRl3uzp0zoSk2O9KBy8/s1600-h/olive.tree1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtTzPI0JwaWfa7bbBZ4CEkvsO-TP9T-ZHwTAdpBoDTkLo6zX5gBGzb7p5Sz5RpYQNcuUDzdkLnHq8CsHF_w0DHFI1neaKukIhjG2EMx4zbqA4aC2stfCON6_dSRl3uzp0zoSk2O9KBy8/s320/olive.tree1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447394766093757890" /></a><br />new paintings from CyprusDimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-78148802620979705862010-03-11T07:05:00.001-08:002010-03-11T07:09:07.116-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPneymDsIj-jCJxlauZLvQyE8FnE6jZ0wtkedyE9RbV95g0MTmZh7Mq-gQoWGUXjljKfB8t47B3RqAR1v_778hxA4EOvkKBQn1P8Y0eqVlp3ZvQj1s9_Ht1KUjksTOwtHCYXyLQAm4Is/s1600-h/large.basin.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPneymDsIj-jCJxlauZLvQyE8FnE6jZ0wtkedyE9RbV95g0MTmZh7Mq-gQoWGUXjljKfB8t47B3RqAR1v_778hxA4EOvkKBQn1P8Y0eqVlp3ZvQj1s9_Ht1KUjksTOwtHCYXyLQAm4Is/s200/large.basin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447393336412305170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyRMNN0CcbCwwUDTk98xC8wHLfdeRliBGjcvKEIRCFuCpsKPzET_tCcYEFO_0-DUDCluHF5D5wxZShJdjSLT34RlYJ5tdDaU45kw73L8sOjrxr1gnTR7QkxP3Tz_HgPec8HQWko3k4IM/s1600-h/THE+OFFERING.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyRMNN0CcbCwwUDTk98xC8wHLfdeRliBGjcvKEIRCFuCpsKPzET_tCcYEFO_0-DUDCluHF5D5wxZShJdjSLT34RlYJ5tdDaU45kw73L8sOjrxr1gnTR7QkxP3Tz_HgPec8HQWko3k4IM/s200/THE+OFFERING.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447393040442931474" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-85378549566535257582010-03-09T08:36:00.000-08:002010-03-09T08:36:43.436-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfxZqgS5xpONyW6hs6M3ud12v8qLrEWmroroCfmsx8YeDYPvVNnEzWhMtMw3Qp2YgJQ4Zev6t-B__S-JsSmLT_fCQ8mk2cEg-AlLqXJfX-RWxOctSabfwpXiBDcMEIrwb2EvcrcLncUU/s1600-h/stone.sculp3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfxZqgS5xpONyW6hs6M3ud12v8qLrEWmroroCfmsx8YeDYPvVNnEzWhMtMw3Qp2YgJQ4Zev6t-B__S-JsSmLT_fCQ8mk2cEg-AlLqXJfX-RWxOctSabfwpXiBDcMEIrwb2EvcrcLncUU/s320/stone.sculp3.JPG" /></a></div>photos of stones and manipulated in photoshop.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-47478936935300134902010-03-09T08:26:00.000-08:002010-03-09T08:26:37.377-08:00two paintings, about 24 cm sq. using ancient<br />
figurines from Cyprus antiquity. Acrylic.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiH6ZTBQlozPIDotInjrjd6rbd0X8sShAukLkL10iLFPJF4xvCFvLlm26r7ny26-DDq3yKX7VjXiIialw9CS8yiR5XW7T3EcGQ6I8ldDG8fNWMuhBRRrk9ERBOJyIN0AYWtIBmbAPOWY/s320/DSCF6040.JPG" /></div>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-18311867448338363482010-02-27T06:43:00.000-08:002010-02-27T06:51:31.034-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT0edzZqP1k7GUmLSiFasXtHaQTBVXq8NT1F_1MFNXznCPmVm2SH1HAH-vtTFndPa9bNmaLBwlHR2HwKBM1inEVsuV8mK0YiID5qQgB5tljJ6gy4ibCEsXrrYoejJlNxongm6ujuxmEQ/s1600-h/greenline2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT0edzZqP1k7GUmLSiFasXtHaQTBVXq8NT1F_1MFNXznCPmVm2SH1HAH-vtTFndPa9bNmaLBwlHR2HwKBM1inEVsuV8mK0YiID5qQgB5tljJ6gy4ibCEsXrrYoejJlNxongm6ujuxmEQ/s200/greenline2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442935941603062370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-nkjJxhqKeNEVzjKcKrCYF-Wuh1G8KoZ1myEKZ7qcaRGGl3oppjuyhZhYf2hdUKB74z9NsPn4g20PbYKXPMgvkJSC7rLKW5cDIuURKX3vhBVmdEPKsZwRMcTDPtO-eATrVZU51FgYlc/s1600-h/greenline1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-nkjJxhqKeNEVzjKcKrCYF-Wuh1G8KoZ1myEKZ7qcaRGGl3oppjuyhZhYf2hdUKB74z9NsPn4g20PbYKXPMgvkJSC7rLKW5cDIuURKX3vhBVmdEPKsZwRMcTDPtO-eATrVZU51FgYlc/s200/greenline1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442935930987123394" border="0" /></a><br />These photos are as close to the 'Green Line' as you can get. This where the buffer zone is between the Turkish north and the Greek south - the last dived city of Europe since the Turkish invasion of 1974.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-65733238773497875562010-02-27T06:36:00.000-08:002010-02-27T06:43:35.384-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvlI7Y1KinGQM1SlQ7rtsYZlE8WnWtlNLuxqlTTanieP9-aNv_2RC5OEAIloqzmoD-5_9jgMopeUYtEdpSuIy095fKvX5JDaVZpNd1frEVAYf3UU_IP7NmLNEwVE7YmTUYgN25ZdiMvM/s1600-h/graphiti.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvlI7Y1KinGQM1SlQ7rtsYZlE8WnWtlNLuxqlTTanieP9-aNv_2RC5OEAIloqzmoD-5_9jgMopeUYtEdpSuIy095fKvX5JDaVZpNd1frEVAYf3UU_IP7NmLNEwVE7YmTUYgN25ZdiMvM/s200/graphiti.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442933887174386322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gDeDETQz0feXWjGBA1YmFzi9m95SMhsXBYN1u0oWwthCjLDutkUAzp1Sqq46Jb-XtfOldOmwYZUbJAp3xDRf6uonebkDM8tEL-Am92HcXLnpUhDvGZcSX6VG2juOZ79oHk2YhpHd4dY/s1600-h/workman2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gDeDETQz0feXWjGBA1YmFzi9m95SMhsXBYN1u0oWwthCjLDutkUAzp1Sqq46Jb-XtfOldOmwYZUbJAp3xDRf6uonebkDM8tEL-Am92HcXLnpUhDvGZcSX6VG2juOZ79oHk2YhpHd4dY/s200/workman2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442933877121190370" border="0" /></a><br />These two shots show that within the old city Nicosia, near the border between the Turkish occupied north and the Greek south, time has virtually stood still.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-60053269230179405572010-02-27T06:33:00.000-08:002010-02-27T06:36:37.749-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk6P0G1kItyCqOrANCvHiDMY2XAREVNTa8MEDPcfQBdgGpbGtl0K7mHUNUA7Vqq6cWtl1jZycOjsf-vwSKvlNxjEH9LpWbdFDjAywKB8FEdN5pcZ3oVdgprz37SJ8TZMqCYxckrHPZB8/s1600-h/red+chair.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk6P0G1kItyCqOrANCvHiDMY2XAREVNTa8MEDPcfQBdgGpbGtl0K7mHUNUA7Vqq6cWtl1jZycOjsf-vwSKvlNxjEH9LpWbdFDjAywKB8FEdN5pcZ3oVdgprz37SJ8TZMqCYxckrHPZB8/s200/red+chair.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442932089854726418" border="0" /></a><br />A striking shot of the little red chair against the wall - had one of the three bears past this way?Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-17681288980432205002010-02-27T06:27:00.000-08:002010-02-27T06:33:51.250-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADBWujdh4pJKlQaHFGsg4mJ5By78kSXIt_tqLkwQbVzEjDKPPUNbj7dOtLJTyW5eQ4x4MhU2sfwoNjoJv5eLrUcEBXSKojEB3olPLNqPNHRYlNQTljdBRv8NUXyCI698rfDk_CvOMbwY/s1600-h/shop2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADBWujdh4pJKlQaHFGsg4mJ5By78kSXIt_tqLkwQbVzEjDKPPUNbj7dOtLJTyW5eQ4x4MhU2sfwoNjoJv5eLrUcEBXSKojEB3olPLNqPNHRYlNQTljdBRv8NUXyCI698rfDk_CvOMbwY/s200/shop2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442931396824419842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCFseleb5X2cXIKU5ucmNDE3XmKESZjcvht1L8vsal_9UjNnkUt_1579xbOrqJqIdu1riVGyRvf1n8pV1NfNQRD3dE0s01RB_AHCzweObh8q8Esq2bgdtpNUYd5XiQaewk78FOjDrlc/s1600-h/shop1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCFseleb5X2cXIKU5ucmNDE3XmKESZjcvht1L8vsal_9UjNnkUt_1579xbOrqJqIdu1riVGyRvf1n8pV1NfNQRD3dE0s01RB_AHCzweObh8q8Esq2bgdtpNUYd5XiQaewk78FOjDrlc/s200/shop1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442931386577136818" border="0" /></a><br />No, not a Damien Hurst installation but just a hardware shop's outside display. An artwork nevertheless, in it self.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-51159227212056177462010-02-24T09:08:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:12:11.320-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUshYWqE3-Bc1kP5OmldF-4F02BdMRnOCygr773_ssP5ZIwkc9yN8s2lcd0GuMo7DQBHA0qRpr9x0VlGZobEnEKRvn_SZb5CnZUI7j7oLDymuDTRh5NdLMpbyHOHaHbCVMF-5iRyvptM/s1600-h/looking+forLOVE.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUshYWqE3-Bc1kP5OmldF-4F02BdMRnOCygr773_ssP5ZIwkc9yN8s2lcd0GuMo7DQBHA0qRpr9x0VlGZobEnEKRvn_SZb5CnZUI7j7oLDymuDTRh5NdLMpbyHOHaHbCVMF-5iRyvptM/s200/looking+forLOVE.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441858955873672594" border="0" /></a><br />Just walking along the old city and came across this scene, waited for an opportune time to capture the old man looking into the doorway - I call it, 'Looking for love'.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-72527081319531795362010-02-24T08:58:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:08:03.258-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDESCQXMPR0isBWfbm5duAHn5dW1vfiGRMiJ8D17pUNe8y3tMgZqj3nWxEHFFdkDF-DR7jLTzxx-lsN2wvl99DMFoSj7QbcgF_2m7pS4EzjA1tEWTDJ72smQTKZSecqxbRQvvFQPmvb9M/s1600-h/window.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDESCQXMPR0isBWfbm5duAHn5dW1vfiGRMiJ8D17pUNe8y3tMgZqj3nWxEHFFdkDF-DR7jLTzxx-lsN2wvl99DMFoSj7QbcgF_2m7pS4EzjA1tEWTDJ72smQTKZSecqxbRQvvFQPmvb9M/s200/window.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441857878912952450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o9Nf7Sgci5sH1KViC2bLEKRMrn3zYlxZQFvgF8GGMZIV_hIL6D_F_j7ebQS4PNEOQJakMyhIPLmJotjMaYzjTElM1KHC-KMhTcbfajxx3xKzAsDukkJ2j_rTqLQYiffuTZGR_jSsP8E/s1600-h/street.scene.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o9Nf7Sgci5sH1KViC2bLEKRMrn3zYlxZQFvgF8GGMZIV_hIL6D_F_j7ebQS4PNEOQJakMyhIPLmJotjMaYzjTElM1KHC-KMhTcbfajxx3xKzAsDukkJ2j_rTqLQYiffuTZGR_jSsP8E/s200/street.scene.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441857871636954146" border="0" /></a><br />Here are two more photo's of street scene's in the old city of Nikosia.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-33301557978463733322010-02-24T06:41:00.000-08:002010-02-24T06:47:42.252-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxBlZlCAOjyoZw39LKpU9SR4VkN4XQAJrMOby9bQA63nk037ATufAPDcW6XLV5Jv-fORN59eeAQu35hzXeEgmJc9nUFByYrIYkPxQFYDAG3FSPRuY4JuBNhIQSQyykHZgqau8Oq0Cd4k/s1600-h/PLANKC~0.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxBlZlCAOjyoZw39LKpU9SR4VkN4XQAJrMOby9bQA63nk037ATufAPDcW6XLV5Jv-fORN59eeAQu35hzXeEgmJc9nUFByYrIYkPxQFYDAG3FSPRuY4JuBNhIQSQyykHZgqau8Oq0Cd4k/s200/PLANKC~0.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441821502179456066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RGmli3rR1kJ51Y_RZGnIAGhPG7q9IkjAZS53svbbOEHYx8aCxe0A55r3LUL2Qc5y-wN6Gw6Pl2IwLnDMvpNhA_ftqWFNYYblar2qD2z7u8T6uoyNGS1mgx-lDG-g2O4deqeRTk9YBqk/s1600-h/LARGE.SEATED.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RGmli3rR1kJ51Y_RZGnIAGhPG7q9IkjAZS53svbbOEHYx8aCxe0A55r3LUL2Qc5y-wN6Gw6Pl2IwLnDMvpNhA_ftqWFNYYblar2qD2z7u8T6uoyNGS1mgx-lDG-g2O4deqeRTk9YBqk/s200/LARGE.SEATED.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441821500232840610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVblxtktd5BH4O2nXmbx3QqtTB1ANhQOG6-mmUsCm3pC_BrYRIejmGIMOF8rIBrGpo2sNOMJ6ZmK33j1PzoM7PkrwWG1CyOqF4q7FDeQKTPEm18W6Jp9wulHKc1odz46-VMrKENwd18o/s1600-h/HORSEMAN.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVblxtktd5BH4O2nXmbx3QqtTB1ANhQOG6-mmUsCm3pC_BrYRIejmGIMOF8rIBrGpo2sNOMJ6ZmK33j1PzoM7PkrwWG1CyOqF4q7FDeQKTPEm18W6Jp9wulHKc1odz46-VMrKENwd18o/s200/HORSEMAN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441821491726464146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3brmr4Bk9Nt2djdrSrN8QgFhkdgyUFZkfUKskmtzfDv75pmE4akboeWY73lqEhaGsUhWKqpVAz60aTHRwfmzGSvPWBzBgzoUHj8YNg0Xas5e71tiUk-E4Z1ANjDdZDr8ReeRa7Db56s/s1600-h/FEMAIL.FIGURINE.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3brmr4Bk9Nt2djdrSrN8QgFhkdgyUFZkfUKskmtzfDv75pmE4akboeWY73lqEhaGsUhWKqpVAz60aTHRwfmzGSvPWBzBgzoUHj8YNg0Xas5e71tiUk-E4Z1ANjDdZDr8ReeRa7Db56s/s200/FEMAIL.FIGURINE.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441821486231312898" border="0" /></a><br />I don't get the time to paint while in Cyprus, but as I'am working as an illustrator for the Department of Antiquities, the University of Cyprus and other English universities, drawing archaeological objects, I have been 'playing around with photo's of these objects on the computer. Makes a change from the detailed 'pointaiism' of the actual drawings.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-68003399739023747102010-02-24T06:31:00.000-08:002010-02-24T06:41:26.286-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_CZPnAfri6Y4-jEbZ0pNmp0vkvri_wIs8Qq40YI3hCL47CeI-jqQyj_Ud0ibJFBXv8OVCGKTCkUKjOs24dNvr012-cxo4TPqw51NfuBKC_Lgv9x-myPKqD-N1i9DK8WkWSU5FFMVHb8/s1600-h/COMPO+DRAWING.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_CZPnAfri6Y4-jEbZ0pNmp0vkvri_wIs8Qq40YI3hCL47CeI-jqQyj_Ud0ibJFBXv8OVCGKTCkUKjOs24dNvr012-cxo4TPqw51NfuBKC_Lgv9x-myPKqD-N1i9DK8WkWSU5FFMVHb8/s200/COMPO+DRAWING.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441820083353480194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-N-XV5fbDA1lS5Zf-ZF-fUxAe9wLL-1sDPHiytlIPYTnUP7qTRspiZXl5v_BNhQAN48vz3aJRHqHrK194c0IfKU6Jefcz9NAjYPRUQV1NXY_Pqq9Foxbu1URPV7Sje18eL9Ik__GPqY/s1600-h/CHALCO9B.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtzOFWu_OzwSR6V_AusrbvqTSnlZdBy06PpgnAYADJ_Ju6LLKuqE8du9GY0zRd0GqfvmbmppU8RcLyNuxD-9Kk9w2AnTJMcWVGZmsSyslignfDYaHT1pjI38YmHksJaIrRSPirh95NLE/s200/BEARDED.MAN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441820064843781410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2gugJ7fRre2T3iu0HaC7tART6WlLibKznr2XiSCjUBMp0am1PgPSVZrwJndD-VuMtvWkTYOtIQmwWCeYXOm9vcGba4tosSSD13ybyHXP8y-FZZ8KrK1-hbAhycAeSG4VyEpQoteloyE/s1600-h/ANCIENT.BIRD2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2gugJ7fRre2T3iu0HaC7tART6WlLibKznr2XiSCjUBMp0am1PgPSVZrwJndD-VuMtvWkTYOtIQmwWCeYXOm9vcGba4tosSSD13ybyHXP8y-FZZ8KrK1-hbAhycAeSG4VyEpQoteloyE/s200/ANCIENT.BIRD2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441820062357614034" border="0" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-35174014812658797502010-02-23T11:54:00.000-08:002010-02-23T12:04:41.931-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvVzkQgx3KqRTWoY7IAFTT4POWwF6r4gAcS_CWn1cwoHVOd4w0n3K6ocHKbfHScuUUnaSM5T3fAs_wxSxPbvVT4x5fIYmEkuA23VzaWKQdnwGdxvbrE4HEoQJhfhlhFawcAMlpEip7XE/s1600-h/DSCF5371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvVzkQgx3KqRTWoY7IAFTT4POWwF6r4gAcS_CWn1cwoHVOd4w0n3K6ocHKbfHScuUUnaSM5T3fAs_wxSxPbvVT4x5fIYmEkuA23VzaWKQdnwGdxvbrE4HEoQJhfhlhFawcAMlpEip7XE/s320/DSCF5371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531061100675010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0U5tYoRR_2PHK_TkNrwLa9O2oIVKxZowcZjzvG7e5Tqu2mN29GJjWOfFI4j9TzNub8C09iGGt2H8niOM-0ZrHlLg_L6-sy9zkYH8iFdhBqA-2PQjjTysehTTVIwAVYOxQFpjE3tV96E/s1600-h/DSCF5386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0U5tYoRR_2PHK_TkNrwLa9O2oIVKxZowcZjzvG7e5Tqu2mN29GJjWOfFI4j9TzNub8C09iGGt2H8niOM-0ZrHlLg_L6-sy9zkYH8iFdhBqA-2PQjjTysehTTVIwAVYOxQFpjE3tV96E/s320/DSCF5386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531056547391458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ppO1aaDQkqSL3gT16MuAvotZ__FGPtx36wx_3ORk1xNfNYL9EbzDHwbEUzIJB9A4YzNPeLx_j0BTHsipv-MLPIZDevqc-gdciJafd10xlz6NWhZ-QkRNaeDKYbS6_DkvZJ77V3-sTM/s1600-h/DSCF5372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ppO1aaDQkqSL3gT16MuAvotZ__FGPtx36wx_3ORk1xNfNYL9EbzDHwbEUzIJB9A4YzNPeLx_j0BTHsipv-MLPIZDevqc-gdciJafd10xlz6NWhZ-QkRNaeDKYbS6_DkvZJ77V3-sTM/s320/DSCF5372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531047449785394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCIEyH8UD0ok-By-i5n2074dK1AD6xbwIUG_3LKzpgz1-tjTcVLHwKRVY2K71O9Vc6hTtMntI7Uy_LgjWgSIURD1mAFtJ60ZCEmIHl2Eh95pPrWi9K-OUFTpsRHiRG-v6MvcHnKhhCDQ/s1600-h/DSCF5382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCIEyH8UD0ok-By-i5n2074dK1AD6xbwIUG_3LKzpgz1-tjTcVLHwKRVY2K71O9Vc6hTtMntI7Uy_LgjWgSIURD1mAFtJ60ZCEmIHl2Eh95pPrWi9K-OUFTpsRHiRG-v6MvcHnKhhCDQ/s320/DSCF5382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531043665588930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The two in black are husband and wife, always wear black from one of the villages outside Larnaka.<br />These folk are here week after week selling their wares. What I admire more than anything else is their ability to continue despite so many other stands selling exactly the same goods, most of them next to each other.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-26974545711006137752010-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:002010-02-23T12:06:36.576-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis50PX_tTkF8t7eBgQC-AQwgK2qiwnaG4XVbVpAXPpQVuKz8X2wt0UFgfyE4CNMc9jKGDBR1pXiVTJGgVW4SlBYbUEJx7V9FbiU_PIwjdteCr3hEh4kqSaUaX9rBBY3R0Kx-LhPnSQIyo/s1600-h/DSCF5390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis50PX_tTkF8t7eBgQC-AQwgK2qiwnaG4XVbVpAXPpQVuKz8X2wt0UFgfyE4CNMc9jKGDBR1pXiVTJGgVW4SlBYbUEJx7V9FbiU_PIwjdteCr3hEh4kqSaUaX9rBBY3R0Kx-LhPnSQIyo/s320/DSCF5390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529556610301522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEE45579e9TS64WuPD3iSeM0IW5nWkvUmzQ8m4OO06SS9kWZKm15diHln7IZK6812PBFI6_1t2CAjby0AXoVXccTmQZvUaNHqQww48hfrbiadnXLyOGlk5GPSqB6phx-dTt_9Fan17w0/s1600-h/DSCF5391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEE45579e9TS64WuPD3iSeM0IW5nWkvUmzQ8m4OO06SS9kWZKm15diHln7IZK6812PBFI6_1t2CAjby0AXoVXccTmQZvUaNHqQww48hfrbiadnXLyOGlk5GPSqB6phx-dTt_9Fan17w0/s320/DSCF5391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529555564965586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkeSQkvUNsD9DybbDkSkUpw0GKLs2QpKLEy_QlQGGaT2MCjq0sRNbrt5egmxoSj6jCa6ZkI7WVxNug50Idt0H3nYw4edr3nH3TFeLmifN-iaxoSDcpoB324K_sAOwQ20U9nzmtbEMmWk/s1600-h/DSCF5381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkeSQkvUNsD9DybbDkSkUpw0GKLs2QpKLEy_QlQGGaT2MCjq0sRNbrt5egmxoSj6jCa6ZkI7WVxNug50Idt0H3nYw4edr3nH3TFeLmifN-iaxoSDcpoB324K_sAOwQ20U9nzmtbEMmWk/s320/DSCF5381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529551260546434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQLCvMBpNqCHSsGWpetsch7u7GzYskKllQk1QBBu_JOuMJRDPr-6SjkYAA6jIvSDu8n9JJIS4AnZMq-DF3kNF9k9oiDZPmNGnVfLggFxjahzfRWFuFHTH6IJoQ5Ao9hyjbEQL5ZH6q3A/s1600-h/DSCF5370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQLCvMBpNqCHSsGWpetsch7u7GzYskKllQk1QBBu_JOuMJRDPr-6SjkYAA6jIvSDu8n9JJIS4AnZMq-DF3kNF9k9oiDZPmNGnVfLggFxjahzfRWFuFHTH6IJoQ5Ao9hyjbEQL5ZH6q3A/s320/DSCF5370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529546125486898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpx30P_n0LUxPoKIe-nhGZ_tafqLo2xp8R4bUGCf0302A9aH26F3S9mmDZhPs7xxTQgu2JcIBnYAQCLIplzKmdwsSHg635-1s8sQ6JDdY9Ctm2BjdZkCMBefZiJEi4UPmxKDPPwl2tyw/s1600-h/DSCF5368.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpx30P_n0LUxPoKIe-nhGZ_tafqLo2xp8R4bUGCf0302A9aH26F3S9mmDZhPs7xxTQgu2JcIBnYAQCLIplzKmdwsSHg635-1s8sQ6JDdY9Ctm2BjdZkCMBefZiJEi4UPmxKDPPwl2tyw/s320/DSCF5368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529540225248002" border="0" /></a><br />One of the highlights of my week here in Cyprus is going to the market on Saturday mornings. It's here that all of life abides with the traditional folk culture, bustle and noise of shouting, bargaining and bustle. Here are a few shots of some of the folk, real characters.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-18031505376799518392009-08-19T12:40:00.000-07:002009-08-19T12:58:57.484-07:00Here is a video of the Cyprus Archaeological Museum in Nicosia where I am presently working as an illustrator. You will see the front entrance (with people coming out) and the Director of the Museum Dr. Pavlos Flourentzos, who first gave me the opportunity to work for the Department of Antiquities.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/11cL9OWjWZ0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/11cL9OWjWZ0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-37616826117681335812009-08-19T12:14:00.000-07:002009-08-19T12:17:09.129-07:00Here is a little video on Cyprus which gives an all round glance at its ancient and modern culture. It's a wonderful island with some 9/10 thousand years of history. Just click on the following:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XUm4gSY-p4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XUm4gSY-p4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-80275859374742760662009-08-11T11:42:00.000-07:002009-08-11T12:17:34.677-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwtxTTL-bGIib3ZJ9zOWvWNhB_Sy0LziEX1W050Y2tSL8YZTqhbSrISdcfsQuy8Ku3an4yETIQ5YoUSHvSR1pOIkRyN8lCgJN0E_bFpMVHn02nWemLNExTDIusUyNYec1U9X5ek5v9Zw/s1600-h/plate.food.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwtxTTL-bGIib3ZJ9zOWvWNhB_Sy0LziEX1W050Y2tSL8YZTqhbSrISdcfsQuy8Ku3an4yETIQ5YoUSHvSR1pOIkRyN8lCgJN0E_bFpMVHn02nWemLNExTDIusUyNYec1U9X5ek5v9Zw/s320/plate.food.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368783402126688418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCpT0q1RbXNIMRPohdJkoHQo5COCgpl2nh9ZvlevvRxcmtHsVksxQMWr7Ot9nAweDRcU9XUXUK3kcgloU6bIsL6QKGZLn-iKWLUcLom8UAKt15UFq21oH3mKxs1WoIfYzAyEdAoG3Q34/s1600-h/Door10.MODjpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCpT0q1RbXNIMRPohdJkoHQo5COCgpl2nh9ZvlevvRxcmtHsVksxQMWr7Ot9nAweDRcU9XUXUK3kcgloU6bIsL6QKGZLn-iKWLUcLom8UAKt15UFq21oH3mKxs1WoIfYzAyEdAoG3Q34/s320/Door10.MODjpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368783398027439314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEFprlfTAinpYrpbmBfho1V6ZpV3D1mJ3e5XSIGhSPGYNH9coZo-gYFI941rjlNEljhIQaYOwhr0H52Mul2j6iUPyvNgM8kykoO0N3OCDOH4OAuqDEh5jtCjQ8VWxgdxf6zOrof-0sMk/s1600-h/Door1.MODjpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEFprlfTAinpYrpbmBfho1V6ZpV3D1mJ3e5XSIGhSPGYNH9coZo-gYFI941rjlNEljhIQaYOwhr0H52Mul2j6iUPyvNgM8kykoO0N3OCDOH4OAuqDEh5jtCjQ8VWxgdxf6zOrof-0sMk/s320/Door1.MODjpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368783395188586226" border="0" /></a><br />NEWS AND PHOTOS FROM CYPRUS<br />It's mid-summer here now and the capital the temperature rises to 48 degrees mid day. Working in the museum is cool enough but once I step outside it's like being boiled alive. Nevertheless, I adapt to the conditions, which i have to do to survive. Like drinking loads of water (sweating is prolific !), having a siesta in the afternoon, walk in the shade and eat loads of fruit.<br /><br />At the moment I am staying in Larnaka, taking the mad crazy bus to nicosia on Tuesday, staying in Nicosia for Tues/Weds and Thurs at CAARI (Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute) a well venue for visiting archaeologists, academics etc where the are rooms to rent. This is helpful as the museum, where I work is just five minutes walk away.<br /><br />I am hoping that before I leave Cyprus on the 13th Sept. I will have my own studio apartment in Larnaka to rent. This seems to be the way that things are working out for me, with more work at the Archaeological Museum. The studio will give me a base when I'am here in Cyprus and of course those of you that would like to come over, can stay with me. Just book your flights. Will let you know as and when I get the studio.<br /><br />The photos here are of the typical colonial front doors of houses but tweaked in Photoshop and a little pictues of what I normally eat-fruit and salad. Will keep you all informed later with more news. Hope you all are well, missing you loads, leave comments on this blogg etc. Lots of love to family and friends, Dimitri.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-36199100951977293362009-08-11T11:37:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:42:00.286-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U8c6J6zVI3au4RsHQ_8AgEipi4zdf6YTJVEX8bjLDXqPuEESp8HIjBjrhMvKvUA4VF1bIkiTuf7dX0H1Hi4rSc0wiDA1ZkJFYt1xkwXfFMBflJa2wd8RZBXvSPY5pI1pBK0vBDgtYpU/s1600-h/olivetree3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U8c6J6zVI3au4RsHQ_8AgEipi4zdf6YTJVEX8bjLDXqPuEESp8HIjBjrhMvKvUA4VF1bIkiTuf7dX0H1Hi4rSc0wiDA1ZkJFYt1xkwXfFMBflJa2wd8RZBXvSPY5pI1pBK0vBDgtYpU/s320/olivetree3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777942251678434" border="0" /></a>These olive tree's are reputed to be thousands of years old and still beaing their fruit of olives.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3zJZ_0ALl3GkaXh-o0DoC0d3ULsOBfYpBLtOKsHSjXXi3EUlgfQz0iHX7AIOHLoFdXDb1iQpcWznQORwLVJo9mhrb1XNtJZ_kbbzhyphenhyphengHHt8z4srTORq3HkDNx04P8z8gutru2py47Zc/s1600-h/olivetree2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3zJZ_0ALl3GkaXh-o0DoC0d3ULsOBfYpBLtOKsHSjXXi3EUlgfQz0iHX7AIOHLoFdXDb1iQpcWznQORwLVJo9mhrb1XNtJZ_kbbzhyphenhyphengHHt8z4srTORq3HkDNx04P8z8gutru2py47Zc/s320/olivetree2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777922978612050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy52WB0jHVKU6KYvwhVuX4Ax45XOCzUn9G9Sjuja5UVo_SsWR4YbcH68sBzZzLJKVoreMUR3zTdQQ_mju4w3xCdKRjtfz8tBFNah0zIocvKaESVZWhqHB8eNbzWZIwguUxFVhfOL5uqk0/s1600-h/olivetree1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy52WB0jHVKU6KYvwhVuX4Ax45XOCzUn9G9Sjuja5UVo_SsWR4YbcH68sBzZzLJKVoreMUR3zTdQQ_mju4w3xCdKRjtfz8tBFNah0zIocvKaESVZWhqHB8eNbzWZIwguUxFVhfOL5uqk0/s320/olivetree1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368777916058861378" border="0" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-45412833842282528502009-08-11T11:31:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:37:09.953-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVmSzxqffL5jut0CLiS4J9X6t9LQf4stMs0dPgDodmf1OXDM0GZZMPn_WYQeYFoVB9woOjv_ZdIk_fKMrRhrrRvbHHy97zY3iyWqJHdEIcC17-DinRP9CVA6tocS1yRh-JN0mrcEe4n4/s1600-h/Tekke.Stravounio.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVmSzxqffL5jut0CLiS4J9X6t9LQf4stMs0dPgDodmf1OXDM0GZZMPn_WYQeYFoVB9woOjv_ZdIk_fKMrRhrrRvbHHy97zY3iyWqJHdEIcC17-DinRP9CVA6tocS1yRh-JN0mrcEe4n4/s320/Tekke.Stravounio.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368776143332374994" border="0" /></a>These photos show the two aspects of what goes up to make the divsion of Cyprus. Below is the monostary of Stavrouni, atop of the mountain. To the right, just on the waters edge, is the Muslim Halem Tekke - Christians and Turks (with the monostery in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKacLQrhrotvUs3s5Ykzf-oZGIbb31XyMiXmSwx8Isi9D4jtzq66IbmS63ctyGf4tU5c2NWfd8VIXFtguJ60dhWURDP-7BAT3MvzZCJRkVL4dhHrRiL3FdqcUFDBf8s9x5oPw1ukYIfPI/s1600-h/monostery.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKacLQrhrotvUs3s5Ykzf-oZGIbb31XyMiXmSwx8Isi9D4jtzq66IbmS63ctyGf4tU5c2NWfd8VIXFtguJ60dhWURDP-7BAT3MvzZCJRkVL4dhHrRiL3FdqcUFDBf8s9x5oPw1ukYIfPI/s320/monostery.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368776140244671042" border="0" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-11415813847944526042009-08-11T11:27:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:31:20.639-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSut4UuQQpADLI_-iqawoaG1yJhGI8Dp7srU9q6o56DcRYepyCJ2ux0dvMKRb-DKMQpDP7mwsf6jTcAd0TxcR2FiTqqrfbZIGCEWC6Coz11hJGOZAR1X89FKcQaKndqJGpDZ3OPTzXLtg/s1600-h/seaside.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSut4UuQQpADLI_-iqawoaG1yJhGI8Dp7srU9q6o56DcRYepyCJ2ux0dvMKRb-DKMQpDP7mwsf6jTcAd0TxcR2FiTqqrfbZIGCEWC6Coz11hJGOZAR1X89FKcQaKndqJGpDZ3OPTzXLtg/s320/seaside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368775498154450818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ab4UvTtuYTjBTvd5AHM6anFIPmTGK5hpqKvfaygXLZFeXdWIcDv0im4LBLJRwSyty5r_L78atd5NUfMFt467XlNlN2N1ZwUy_1pKWhkydgMlaG0Pt_h1pA-hxENt4TppdCw2DJcGASA/s1600-h/palmcovers.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ab4UvTtuYTjBTvd5AHM6anFIPmTGK5hpqKvfaygXLZFeXdWIcDv0im4LBLJRwSyty5r_L78atd5NUfMFt467XlNlN2N1ZwUy_1pKWhkydgMlaG0Pt_h1pA-hxENt4TppdCw2DJcGASA/s320/palmcovers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368775488971938962" border="0" /></a><br />These photos were taken last February, coming to the end of winter in Cyprus and beaches empty.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-55977674531657153922009-08-11T11:25:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:27:40.852-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVD91FPtP9NMdSZGQVNq50RPzpWieYQHYLyVbltNSvIorogStbT4k-gn7j6f1QgsCjLtoypCJ-L1Tm-99pbv2O4rLPMnh_epuG3nQ07rZk8yFdMwxn9Q5veqwqbdga-X6mw-hK7cYISA/s1600-h/trucks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVD91FPtP9NMdSZGQVNq50RPzpWieYQHYLyVbltNSvIorogStbT4k-gn7j6f1QgsCjLtoypCJ-L1Tm-99pbv2O4rLPMnh_epuG3nQ07rZk8yFdMwxn9Q5veqwqbdga-X6mw-hK7cYISA/s320/trucks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368774480212502066" border="0" /></a><br />Like the American cowboys, tying their horses outside but now it's four wheel drive trucks outside a bar in a village of Cyprus.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-12070212982711299882009-08-11T11:21:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:25:43.497-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXh8WC97crA9tvWgZAh-X-0gpEVVg6XbIglRfA3rD3mgOd42NzgF_XeTOOlAY2Z9meUnlKGJLguCn0X9h2AwHHtVPAr1W0msSPmmSs9vroPOSR_RnIENIiPOuv9WgY_6RsXaFA7MFxI4/s1600-h/kallavassos.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXh8WC97crA9tvWgZAh-X-0gpEVVg6XbIglRfA3rD3mgOd42NzgF_XeTOOlAY2Z9meUnlKGJLguCn0X9h2AwHHtVPAr1W0msSPmmSs9vroPOSR_RnIENIiPOuv9WgY_6RsXaFA7MFxI4/s320/kallavassos.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368773722550002258" border="0" /></a><br />This is the village of Kallavassos where I worked in an old store illustrating 'ground stone' for the University of east Anglia.Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-1848547261428641362009-08-11T11:16:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:21:33.599-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0S1TIGYiLATYDp1yu3ZfJFr4OBPTZtj6QWofjgxZI4zWXn5gbxlJpga5fucMAPqSShLdXjmqY_CrCAmcwLR4sPBidNk3QdB3hvJZfN_TNHl8cEs9ImH00jEgi2kAmnHAc9biHFI67fo/s1600-h/morrisminor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0S1TIGYiLATYDp1yu3ZfJFr4OBPTZtj6QWofjgxZI4zWXn5gbxlJpga5fucMAPqSShLdXjmqY_CrCAmcwLR4sPBidNk3QdB3hvJZfN_TNHl8cEs9ImH00jEgi2kAmnHAc9biHFI67fo/s320/morrisminor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368772526373706434" border="0" /></a>Saw this old Morris Minor in some one's garden, fresh paint and a new windscreen will be OK. Also, this is Mikis olive trees where we collect and prepare the olives from.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQFRvCbi9AVkHQYdRFP9i6RI96BKhnyWGJlAvHqNnedoKSeYEL9ffqWx36-mSm8ZVq_kXXlGFJprh1SJLwcOoQ2IJphqFL4h8yt5uNVhwL0oTyjSR9hNUjFdCStoiO5e43ysAiVzFayY/s1600-h/mikis.tree.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQFRvCbi9AVkHQYdRFP9i6RI96BKhnyWGJlAvHqNnedoKSeYEL9ffqWx36-mSm8ZVq_kXXlGFJprh1SJLwcOoQ2IJphqFL4h8yt5uNVhwL0oTyjSR9hNUjFdCStoiO5e43ysAiVzFayY/s320/mikis.tree.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368772515841602162" border="0" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-75255766182224684772009-07-11T15:14:00.000-07:002009-07-11T15:19:48.509-07:00The following photos are of the holiday with Roger (the artist, inventor, conceptualist, driftwood and found objects extraordinaire) and his charming wife Jenny (excellent pudding maker, laughter addict, clinical theology analytical therapist and exponent of the Enema Gram theory of human personality trait thingy bob!) A wonderful and pleasant time was had with much walking and traveling to various parts of Devon. We are extremely thankful to them for having us in their home and, feeding us and making us watch films ( I would have preferred the news but I was just being polite).<br /><br />So here are some photos of us all in various stages of holidaying, places, garden and some unusual photos of close up around the house. Thank you for a great time and a great break, we love you both.<br /><br />CLICK 'OLDER POSTS' FOR MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF EACH PAGEDimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864624746436344669.post-58413243402958948302009-07-11T15:10:00.000-07:002009-07-11T15:11:13.924-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76-anfOUaS76v57SRXztGx_6zD8canOAnABvEJLp6NM3aggZIAfwpOafDPZfSju-D-F-8VQoXm7cAfmB_YyrS3WJti8KS4YLjwswNWHXNhc_AbAUmJrg6AhWQg4gKf9HgWha7k5rTt_g/s1600-h/Photo196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76-anfOUaS76v57SRXztGx_6zD8canOAnABvEJLp6NM3aggZIAfwpOafDPZfSju-D-F-8VQoXm7cAfmB_YyrS3WJti8KS4YLjwswNWHXNhc_AbAUmJrg6AhWQg4gKf9HgWha7k5rTt_g/s200/Photo196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357328600760473090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43xWm-4m8UW5UJKKENWt9vWeA_pWV-5xxKN3bGMRCs8muyL3-E0womHmKxlP3caNlFWRm18ep6d-IJTaZ5-nYdzcABpP_GQmN-smIAgucLe7tJFzJ7o159PU6rkmhj7-NuG3SHPpm8ew/s1600-h/Photo195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43xWm-4m8UW5UJKKENWt9vWeA_pWV-5xxKN3bGMRCs8muyL3-E0womHmKxlP3caNlFWRm18ep6d-IJTaZ5-nYdzcABpP_GQmN-smIAgucLe7tJFzJ7o159PU6rkmhj7-NuG3SHPpm8ew/s200/Photo195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357328595488717026" border="0" /></a>Dimitris Tsourishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530283965770148369noreply@blogger.com0