Wattle
The picture below is one of mine. I broke my right hand last year and as soon as the plaster was off and I had had sufficient physio to actually get a grip, I started this picture. I considered it…
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Bracha’s Helper
Apologies to my many (ha ha) followers (that would include the 300 spammers I have just deleted) for the long gap between posts. I have previously posted the work of talented Swiss/Israeli artist Bracha Fischel and in upcoming posts I…
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Blessings from Bracha
I would like to remind you dear reader that my blog posts may be shared in their entirety but the images within belong to the artist and may not be reproduced or used for any purpose whatsoever without the express…
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Rhapsody in Blue
I admire paintings where the artist is able to play with reality and yet still convey the subject clearly. I decided last year to try this for myself. I find it very difficult. I start with a flamboyant idea and…
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Leona’s Paintings
My lovely mother-in-law shares my passion for painting (she’s try to get me to share her passion for Mahjong but so far it’s not taking). When she and my father-in-law winter in Florida she spends her time between the beach…
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Fruits
When we built our house about 16 years ago one of the first things we did was plant trees. Israel has a scarcity of water so we did not install an irrigation system. We hand-watered the trees with a bucket…
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Portraits
When I was 7 years Miss Finnegan asked the class to produce a picture illustrating something we had done over the Christmas holidays (in Australia this was the summer holidays, an 8 week break). I had joined my brother and…
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Sunflowers
I love sunflowers. They look so hopeful. I love the way they follow the sun. It wasn’t until I moved to Israel that I saw sunflowers grown in fields. I didn’t know that people actually ate the seeds either (the…
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Purim Costume
One Purim the daughter of a friend dressed up in the most amazing costume. The whole family dressed as famous paintings and carried frames. I mistakenly thought that they were dressed as book covers because one daughter dressed as Vermeer’s…
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Silver Anniversary
The children of friends invited us to help them celebrate their parents’ (lets call the Sally and Harry) 25th Anniversary. I wanted to make it special so I thought – “I know – I will paint their wedding picture”. I…
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