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Originally from the island of Cyprus, Sarkis has lived in Greenville South Carolina since 1978. After graduate school from Converse University with a masters degree in musicology, Sarkis did the next “logical” thing and dove straight into art.  Sarkis Studio was established in 1986 primarily providing interior designers with faux finishes, framing and restorations.  His carving skills gave way to his next venture, hand crafted drapery hardware, for which he is known internationally. “All the while I worked on paintings at the end of the work day mainly to relax and gather my thoughts” he says. Experiences from travel and memories of the ancient world play a major role in his artwork.  His abstract landscape paintings are personal responses to places he has visited or imagined. The viewer is invited to travel with the artist, to feel and sense the memories, and to discover new ones.