The Greek Barber of Serifos

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The Greek Barber of Serifos

Oil painting portrait of Greek Barber. 100cm x 100cm This was painted while I was living on the Greek Island of Serifos.
He was the Barber and you can see his ‘shop’ reflected in his glasses.

The Greek Barber of Serifos belongs to the following groups:

1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , Fine Arts, Oil Painting and Realist Traditional Art Available for sale as

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The Greek Barber of Serifos by guntisjansons
  • Tim Zwemer

    Tim Zwemer

    WOW! Great work!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Tim,
    Cheers, Guntis

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    neat touch

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Brian,
    Cheers, Guntis

  • Julie Thomas

    Julie Thomas

    fantastic work!!!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thankyou,
    Cheers, Guntis

  • AmyRalston

    AmyRalston

    WOW this is amazing …you have a great talent and vision! Congrats on the feature.

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Amy.
    The feature is a blast!
    Cheers,
    Guntis.

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    This is awesome. I love the detail in the reflection of the glasses.

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Elizabeth,
    Cheers,
    Guntis

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    wow~ this is such an amazing painting… the reflection in the lens is a painting itself on its own…

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Mimi,
    The reflection is actually his shop. Greek light is amazing.
    Cheers, Guntis.

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    congrats every post is fantastic you have a wonderful talent this piece is exceptional .

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Kathryn, It was a special piece.
    Cheers, Guntis

  • newbeltane

    newbeltane

    Lovely! Very tender portrait.

    Steve ;-)

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Steve,
    Cheers, Guntis.

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you, Cheers, Guntis.

  • Euan  Thorburn

    Euan Thorburn

    fabulous
    xxx

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Euan, Cheers, Guntis.

  • Imber

    Imber

    Great shot!

  • guntisjansons

    guntisjansons

    Thanks Imber, Cheers, Guntis.

  • oskeepops

    oskeepops

    wow!!!!fantastic detailed painting

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks oskeeepops! Cheers, Guntis.

  • nektariosart

    nektariosart

    Fantastic, congratulations

  • guntisjansons replied

    With your Greek background you would understand that quality of light that is fantastic. Thank you. Cheers, Guntis.

  • Rita  H. Ireland

    Rita H. Ireland

    Very fine work just love this image!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks very much Rita, Cheers, Guntis.

  • Jerri Johnson

    Jerri Johnson

    You are so talented, Guntis….really beautiful work, my friend!

  • guntisjansons replied

    I’m blushing, you are too kind. Good to hear from you again.

  • Michael Scholl

    Michael Scholl

    Fabulous work!!!!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Mike, I’m happy you visited.

  • gra123

    gra123

    BEAUTIFUL CLARITY & LIGHT, WOULD LOOK GOOD ANYWHERE,
    GRAHAM.

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Graham, That’s a nice compliment.

  • conniecrayon

    conniecrayon

    Great portrait (O:

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Conniecrayon and thanks for adding it to your favs.

  • Jim Phillips

    Jim Phillips

    On top of being a fantastic portrait the reflection of his shop is just too cool. Excellent work.

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks for that Jim. I appreciate it.

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Must not have been easy to paint; Very beautiful done!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Ellen. It did take a bit of time but I enjoyed doing it so it was a nice experience.

  • Margaret Harris

    Margaret Harris

    Really beautifully done!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Margaret. Appreciate the comment.

  • Chris Baker

    Chris Baker

    That’s so great! What a character, and love your use of rlection of his shop :)

  • guntisjansons replied

    He was an inspiring character. And the light in those white washed villages is fantastic. Thanks Chris.

  • ISMAIL ALAOUI ABDALLAOUI

    ISMAIL ALAOUI ...

    you mastred light and colors in here
    just so perfect

  • guntisjansons replied

    That’s a great compliment, thank you Ismail.

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous art

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Scott.

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    everybody is talking about the glasses reflexions but i’d like to mention his wrinkles Wow!!! incredible, excellent work Guntis

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Lorena. The wrinkles give his face character. It was like painting a rocky landscape.

  • Earthmonster

    Earthmonster

    Excellent depth

  • guntisjansons replied

    It does have some depth. I hadn’t actually seen that. Thanks Earthmonster.

  • gingy

    gingy

    a wonderful pix!!! mary

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks gingy, appreciate the comment.

  • LINDA JONES

    LINDA JONES

    wooohooo…what an amaxing piece…simply amazing..wow

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Linda. That’s a great response. thankyou.

  • Denise Martin

    Denise Martin

    Really great composition – love the portrait

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Denise.

  • Linda Callaghan

    Linda Callaghan

    fabulous portrait work and a wonderful reflection in his glasses!!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Linda, He was the barber and that’s his shop reflected in the glasses. I did another painting with a customer coming out of the shop.

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    What a fantastic portrait work!!

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thanks Jean, your photo work looks great too.

  • Carole Russell

    Carole Russell

    Amazing work – really like your style Guntis

  • guntisjansons replied

    Thank you Carole.

  • Tom Bradnam

    Tom Bradnam 21 days ago

    Love this portrait. You can really feel the sun on his face. Make me feel warm.

  • guntisjansons replied 21 days ago

    Thanks Tom. That’s Greece for you.

  • Leslie Gustafson

    Leslie Gustafson 9 days ago

    Outstanding! Unique portrait work!!

  • guntisjansons replied 6 days ago

    Thank you Leslie.

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