Evangelos Koumbis

Evangelos was born in Preveza (northwestern part of Greece) in 1951 and lives now in Thessaloniki. He is Lt Gen (retired) and holds a low degree from the University of Athens. 

His interest in art emerged from the very early age as a pupil in the elementary school but should have passed decades after fount time and the opportunity to meet very gifted painters in Tsessaloniki who inspired and initiated him painting . Since then on he developed a voracious appetite visiting art museums, galleries, studing and practicing art . Later on in 2003 he took courses in oil and water color painting in the University of South Florida (USF) USA and until now has attended numerous workshops in Greece and abroad since he believes that art is education for life 
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He prefers an impressionist loose style with bold color brushstrokes and his paintings embrace a range of subjects , most prominently