Chani's Creative Space

How does paradise look like? Difficult to say, but I could imagine it like the small village of Igueste de San Andrés on the island of Tenerife (Spain): banana plantations next to the ocean, nice people, beautiful dogs... An oasis of tranquillity far from mass tourism. Green and blue as dominant colours. Before arriving there, one has to take a small serpentine road that begins along a wonderful beach, Las Teresitas. Enjoy!  Igueste Igueste Igueste Playa Las Teresitas Playa Las Teresitas Playa Las Teresitas Playa Las Teresitas Playa Las Teresitas, with San Andrés in the background

Our first hike on Tenerife led us through the mountains from the small village of Afur to the remote natural beach "Playa de Tamadiste" (and way back). Another highlight of our stay was the visit of the historic centre of the formal capital, San Cristóbal de la Laguna (often just called "La Laguna").  Playa de Tamadiste (from the beach, looking back to the mountains we had just crossed) Playa de Tamadiste (looking at the Atlantic Ocean) Our path  from Afur to Playa de Tamadiste One of the many beautiful houses in the former capital of the island,  San Cristóbal de la Laguna

The protected park Malpaís de Güímar (Badlands of Guimar) on the island of Tenerife is a volcanic area where black, green and blue are the dominant colours. We spent three days there, as this rough landscape had an attractive force on us. Malpaís de Güímar (I did the sketch in black and white and coloured digitally afterwards) P ath in Malpaís de Güímar Black, the dominant colour The rocky coast in Malpaís de Güímar A lava field with very few vegetation Succulents Cacti

April is there, and I am just back from Tenerife! It was a bit cold there, although the Canary Islands are supposed to enjoy a warm climate all year-round... Tenerife is green, grey and brown, blue. Banana plantations and foggy mountains, lava fields, sky and sea. Moreover, red dots: flowers.  This break gave me new creative energy, I will certainly post photographs and paintings here soon. Tenerife