Tabakaria Buildings, Chania, Crete
This is a painting of warehouse buildings along the waterfront in the Tabakaria district of Chania on the Greek island of Crete, where we visited in early 2020.
This former industrial area just outside the city centre was traditionally filled with leather tanneries, and it is only now beginning to be redeveloped. For now the narrow streets, crumbling buildings and crashing waves make for great photos and fun paintings.
We explored this area just after a multi-day storm had finally passed, and the dramatic effects of the sun breaking through the clouds also inspired two other paintings: Tabakaria View and Tabakaria Waves