In the village of Dol near Stari Grad, there lives a couple Marin and Marinka, painters.

Their works are inspired by the traditions of the island, contemporary arts and environmentalist considerations. The delightful ambiance of the old Dalmatian village house whit a large garden is an ideal place for socialising for all those who love arts and nature.

Painter Marin Ribarić years was searching for landscape in which light will correspond with his "inner light".

..come on Hvar in which it will, surprised whit light which radiates from the architecture and landscape, to remain and work tirelessly in their atelier..

After searches by European cities (Rome, Munich, Dusseldorf, Wiesbaden) came on Hvar in which it will, surprised whit light which radiates from the architecture and landscape, to remain and work tirelessly in their atelier, or as he says "laboratory" in which danonoćno experiments, dreams, meditates, as fascinated whit light, brush and color unexplored down in the abysses of his unconscious, in order to the moments of inspiration feel the harmony of light and their Creator.  read more..

Marin's painting - Warm serenity of music (Nives Tomasović)

Marin Ribaric has arrived in Hvar excited summer of 1981. and soon discovered that he needed this city such as air and water. Mostly, for unimaginably, warm and somewhat wild Mediterranean sorcery, which works out belch light dependent on the artists, artists chock full sun without measures, to overflow.

Marin's are still artistic eyes in Hvar seight one fairytale, which sought the errant Europe where his story will find their own home.

Marinove are still artistic eyes in Hvar seight one fairytale, which sought the errant Europe where his story will find their own home.
This story is finding real love, but also the experiences that would someone called disappointment, but he is not about talks with spice of sorrow, bitternes or losernes already poetic color of trouble transfuse in the pictures of nights and disquiet allegory from which radiate sarcastic humour.   read more..

Art is life, and life is art

Their project art is life and life is art, is based on "ethnic art concept", opened for visitors and friends of art and healthy life.

The garden, that surrounds property, today is a natural archive of plants from the island.

We live in the middle of the green sea, surrounded by olive groves and forests. At the end of the world. The road leads to us, still not able to. Here, through painting vegetation discovering ourself and the secrets of nature. Around us is the herbal pharmacy, and we are about it, so we know so little, "says Marinka.

So with lavandu, medicinal herbs and rosemary, there are endemic species, Hvars orchids, a collection bonsaj plants, indigenous species of Mediterranean trees and many, many flowers. ( download video.. )

The estate consists of lots of small lodges, they have created a small kalete and small market in the center, nadkrivenu wild grape. Painters Marin and Marinka the entire property have transformed into his creative space, open atelier, a gallery of pictures and sculptures, living Plant pharmacy and workspace. These courses are held painting, making mosaics, modeling or painting T-shirts.