This blog was created to showcase the work I have created during, and as a result of, recent travels around the world. In the past year I was fortunate enough to have visited the countries of Cyprus and Turkey. Both of these countries are poised on the geographical border between Europe and the Middle East, and I found both fascinating. While in Cyprus I spent most of my time in the ancient city of Nicosia, comfortable ensconced in an apartment just blocks from the old walled city. In Istanbul, the world's third largest city, I stayed in a hotel in Taksim where I could watch the ship traffic on the Bosphorus River.

While in Istanbul and Cyprus, I painted some four dozen small acrylics, scenes I had witnessed during the previous day. I also took hundreds of photographs, some of which I have digitally manipulated and transformed into collages with bits of paper and acrylic paints. A series of small collages was also created, using images from the areas, pages from an old book I discovered in an antique shop in Ortokoy, pages from a small journal handwritten in Arabic, and other found papers.

Most recently, I was invited by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts to exhibit my work in Trinity Church, located in Boston's Back Bay. During my stay there, I spent hours photographing both the church and areas on Cape Cod and Cape Ann. My time there was all too short.

Unless marked "sold" all pieces are available for purchase. Please email me at lorikgordon@gmail.com for sizes and prices.