Lifestyle Archives - Zachary Zorbas

November 15, 2024 — No Comments

Sailing in Lefkada Painting Available

I just finished a new Sailing in Lefkada painting!

Summery Lefkada island, Fresh off the easel. This one of a kind painting is now available along with prints of Porto Katsiki on paper or canvas. This could make a great gift for the holiday season!

Zachary Zorbas' sailing in Lefkada oil painting

Oil paint on canvas, 35.5W x 26H x 2D cm, completed November 2024

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A sailing adventure in Lefkada’s number one star, Porto Katsiki. They anchor, head to the beach, and dive into paradise.

Zachary Zorbas' closeup of sailing in Lefkada oil painting

The sunny sky is lightly dotted with clouds.

The azure colors in this sailing in Lefkada painting against a backdrop of white sand and cliffs with pine trees that tumble toward the coast.

Closeup of Zachary Zorbas' sailing in Lefkada oil painting

The transparent, turquoise waters of this Ionian jewel are unforgettable.

It’s a perfect recipe for a summer holiday.

Stay warm with a reminder of your summer moments in Greece with this painting of Lefkada.

Allow me to give a little back story on this piece.

I decided to take this back to the drawing board. At first, I planned to make a challenge with this piece. I wanted to see if I could finish it in 1-2 days. This would allow me to post new paintings more frequently in order to appease the social media algorithm Gods. After two days, I called it finished and posted it. After looking at it some more, I realized that I wished I had spent more time on it.

This was an important lesson for me. I felt ashamed of my work. After that, I realized that I'd rather allow each painting to take the full time it needs than to just rush it out for social media. I don't care if I lose money or if the algorithm Gods decide to cast me into the abyss. I'm done sacrificing my artistic integrity for the tech elites.

A painting may truly never be finished. But you should never sacrifice its quality to get a post. Never rush art.

Prints on canvas

Looks like an original painting, printed on quality canvas and stretched on a wooden frame

Canvas Print Details

Prints on paper of sailing in Lefkada painting

Zachary Zorbas' print of sailing in Lefkada oil painting

Variety of sizes with mat options, Hand-signed with certificate of authenticity

Paper Print Details

Thank you for your support - Zac

Published by zacharyzorbas in Exploration, Lifestyle, Oil Painting

Tags: beach, blue, boat, cliff, greece, greek, greek art, greek painter, impressionism, ionia, ionian, island, katsiki, lefkada, oil painting, painting, people, porto, sailboat, sand, sea, summer, sun, swim, turquoise, warm, yellow

September 7, 2023 — No Comments

Live Painting in Santorini Finished, Sale & Commission!

Καλό Μήνα! Happy September! I just finished a new work that is from a wedding live painting event in Santorini for a couple from the US. I feel like I grew a lot from doing this piece and my style and techniques are evolving. This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever worked.

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My Painting from 2020 Sold

I’m also excited to announce that I’ve recently sold my painting “Two Cypresses with Wildflowers in Aegina” which is shown below. A local person from Aegina bought it. She saw my work from my current exhibition in Aegina Town at Rico Blings shop. This is the first time I’ve sold an original here in Greece and the first time that I’ve sold from a live exhibition. We’re very happy about that! They will be gifting this piece to a family member who is getting married.

Up Next: Commissioned Painting

I’ve accepted an offer to make a custom painting for a lady in Aegina—the same person who bought the Cypress painting. She asked me to make something depicting the the port of Aegina.

Are you interested hiring me to make you a custom painting or live painting in Santorini or another place? Send me a request using the button below and we can discuss the details!

Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day! - Zac

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Published by zacharyzorbas in Lifestyle, Oil Painting

December 29, 2022 — No Comments

Reflecting on 2022 – Getting Married and Quitting my Job to Paint Full-Time

Reflecting on the year with some pieces from 2022. I'm most happy with "Cape Sounio - Temple of Poseidon". It is my second largest piece (180 x 200cm) and painting it was a rewarding journey. I completed the artwork just in time for my second gallery exhibition for the year.

This year I left my full-time job as a product designer to pursue painting. It's a difficult decision as I spent most of my life building that career and my income dropped dramatically. Starting over from scratch is both scary and exciting. It feels like the path that I must take. A painter needs to create full-time or it won’t work.

I was married this year to my wonderful wife. We had a beautiful wedding in Aegina and moved to a new part of the island—close to the sea.

Another favorite from 2022 is this 50x40 cm oil on canvas "Cathedral of Aegina". I faced my fears and started this one outside at the cathedral, in public. I was afraid it would not turn out well but I think it came together. The artwork sold recently.

This year I made 10 paintings and my first two gallery exhibitions. I learned a lot and am excited to make more progress in 2023. Looking forward to sharing more experiences from Greece and to bring new, better art to you all.

I hope you've all had a wonderful year and I wish the best for you. Love to you all.

Reminder: our discount code "XMAS" is valid until the new year. Two more days to get 15% off all items in our shop.

Published by zacharyzorbas in Events, Lifestyle, Oil Painting

Tags: 2022, cathedral of aegina, christmas, greek painter, holiday, new year, painter, painting, sounio, temple of poseidon

June 13, 2022 — No Comments

Life events and a new painting. ✨

This past month was quite busy while spending time with family and friends, celebrating our wedding, moving to a new place, and finishing the latest painting “The Cathedral of Aegina”.

The painting of it started outdoors, right in the courtyard of the church. It was a new experience, to be out in the town while people were passing by and checking me painting. Although this church is situated in the middle of the Aegina town, it is very peaceful and serene there.

Until next time! 😊🎨

All the best,
Zac

The Cathedral of Aegina

Courtyard of the cathedral and painting progress

Published by zacharyzorbas in Events, Exploration, Lifestyle, Oil Painting

Tags: aegina, aeginagreece, aeginaisland, aeginaportal, cathedra, church, greek art, greek church, greek painter, impressionism, impressionist, oil painting, Orthodox Church

May 1, 2022 — No Comments

Blooming Pear Tree, Aegina Greece 🌸

I completed a new painting "Blooming Pear Tree, Aegina Greece".

41 x 50.5 x 2 cm, oil on canvas

What a lovely time on the island - spring. So many blooming trees and flowers. This year it was raining a lot, so there were flowers growing that did not even come out last year.

There are a lot of almond trees that bloom beautifully along the road we take to the main town. We had to stop and take some photos and videos of them.

In our garden, there is a pear tree behind the pool that blooms as beautifully as the almond trees. I wanted to capture this bloom and the handcart behind the pear tree.

Have a great month! 🌸😊

All the best,
Zac

Here is a video of the painting process:

The Pear tree itself:

Published by zacharyzorbas in Exploration, Lifestyle, Oil Painting

Tags: aegina, aeginagreece, aeginaisland, aeginaportal, blooming tree, en Plein air, greek art, greek painter, impressionist painting, new painting, oil on canvas, oil painter, outdoor painting, pear tree, tree painting

November 7, 2021 — 1 Comment

New Painting! 🎨 Walking in the Olive Grove with Toby

A few days ago I just finished a new painting I'm calling "Walking in the Olive Grove with Toby".

40 x 30 x 1.5 cm, oil on canvas

Having a dog like Toby has brought so much joy to life. One of my favorite parts of the day is going on early morning walks in the olive grove. He loves to run up and down the rows of trees.

I started this painting outside but wasn't able to get that far before the light changed. I was observing the way bright sunlight landed on Toby's fur. Also, trying to capture the effect of seeing shade between warm sunlight.

Bring some of the country life in Aegina, Greece to your space with prints and more

All the best,

Zac

Published by zacharyzorbas in Exploration, Lifestyle, Oil Painting

Tags: aegina, aeginagreece, aeginaisland, aeginaportal, argosaronic, buyartfromartists, buyartwork, cozyhomes, greekpainter, impressionistpainting, oilpainters, paintingathome, paintingoncanvas, saronicgulf, saronicislands, weloveaegina

March 15, 2021 — No Comments

Country life so far

Even though my girlfriend and I had been living in a big city for pretty much our whole adult life, we decided to try moving to the country in Dec 2019. We found a house we liked on the island of Aegina in a small village called Tzikides. We were really uncertain about if we'd like it but it has turned out to be a nice experience so far. There are endless things I want to paint here and it's so quick and easy to get out in nature. There is a huge network of hiking trails on the island and one of them starts right near our house.

When we moved to the new house, I started looking around to see what to scene to paint first on the property. This scene with the lemon tree somehow caught my eye the most.

Later on, this view of two cypress trees caught my eye. I initially took a picture of it on a really foggy day but didn't think to paint it. Then, during a sunset in the spring I got the idea when I saw all these wild flowers and poppies growing in front of them.

Another scene I've painted is on the other side of the house, over by one of our acacia trees. I didn't know about these trees before but in the spring we all of a sudden noticed that it was just blooming with so much yellow flowers. Such a cool looking tree.

There are a ton of other things on the property I want to paint next but I'm probably going to do something else for the time-being.

Some other things I love about being in the country is having much more land to garden. We have a few garden spots, one that we started already is for potatoes. We planted about 30 or so. Soon we will plant more vegetables in the other garden as it gets warmer. Things like tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber, peppers.

I'm not sure if I ever want to live in a big city again. It's more healthy to live in a smaller town. Being 33 now, I've had my share of fun in cities. Occasionally you miss the conveniences. For example, I really miss ordering food for delivery—especially Chinese food.

Published by zacharyzorbas in Lifestyle, Oil Painting

January 12, 2021 — No Comments

Exploring Kanakides (Κανακίδης), Aegina

I'm always on the lookout for new places to paint. A big part of my process is to just experience and find new environments. Kanakides is an abandoned village I noticed while driving on a random road on the weekend. You could see it on top of a mountain. It looked like such a special place but a little bit difficult to get to.

The first time I went there, I didn't think there was any kind of road and didn't see one. I went through lot of rocks and bushes and stuff and it wasn't so easy. The second time, however, we found a road which made it a lot easier.

I absolutely love this place.

It was quite an experience being there. This is what I love about Greece. There are so many places like this that are so fascinating and historical. I feel at home and connected when I explore things like this. Like I am where I was born to be. I can't tell you the feeling I have when I was at this place for the first time. Photos do not do justice.

I will do a painting of Kanakides as soon as possible but I have some other ones I need to finish first. I need to find a way to paint faster to keep up with all the ideas.

Published by zacharyzorbas in Exploration, Lifestyle

Sailing in Lefkada Painting Available

Prints on canvas

Prints on paper of sailing in Lefkada painting

Live Painting in Santorini Finished, Sale & Commission!

Reflecting on 2022 – Getting Married and Quitting my Job to Paint Full-Time

Life events and a new painting. ✨

The Cathedral of Aegina

Courtyard of the cathedral and painting progress

Blooming Pear Tree, Aegina Greece 🌸

Here is a video of the painting process:

The Pear tree itself:

New Painting! 🎨 Walking in the Olive Grove with Toby

Country life so far

Exploring Kanakides (Κανακίδης), Aegina

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