The Art Studio, Charakopio
– Art Inspired By Greece
The Art Studio is the studio, gallery, shop, and workshop of English artist Gill Tomlinson, whose art is inspired by her everyday life in Greece as well as her distant memories of travels around the Greek islands.
Her slightly naive village scenes are variously captured in acrylic, collage or watercolour and the drawn line features strongly in her work.
With a background in textile design, Gill is particularly fond of print, colour, pattern and techniques. She also loves ‘making things’ – such as paper jewellery, handmade books and cards, as well as hand-painted, recycled feta tins and lids.
A year-round resident of Charakopio since 2007, Gill previously exhibited in Koroni and Methoni, before opening her own art studio-shop-teaching space in Charakopio in 2019.

the shop
Just 4 km north of Koroni, in the village of Charakopio, The Art Studio is a surprising find in this very un-touristy village. It’s open all year round as a gallery and gift shop, and the studio also hosts tailored workshops for individuals and small private groups or families – as mentioned separately.
Hidden in plain sight, right on the main Koroni-Kalamata road, The Art Studio makes a refreshing change from the standard souvenir shop. All of the artwork is Gill’s own work, and most of the smaller items here are handmade by Gill or are created from her original artwork in collaboration with her graphic-designer husband Mick together with various professional printers.

inspiredbygreece.com
Take a look at our website, inspiredbygreece.com to read more of Gill’s story and to see lots more of her Greece-inspired artwork and products.
Most of Gill’s original paintings also come as giclée prints on watercolour paper or on stretched cotton canvas. We post original paintings out ourselves from Koroni, whilst prints and canvas reproductions are shipped direct from our professional printing partners in Europe, America and UK.
Our mail-order product range, featuring Gill’s paintings includes tote bags, cushion covers, greetings cards, postcards and our popular annual art calendar.