John Dubrow Workshop in Ein Kerem Jerusalem

It's been so long since the last time I posted my art on this blog...
I will start with the paintings I did at John Dubrow's workshop in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
We had 4 days of fun at the beginning of june.


June 2nd morning

The Pathway up the Hill... 

Oil on canvas board

9" x 12"

22.9 x 30.5 cm

Lunch break review

June 2nd afternoon

A Tree Above Ein Kerem

Oil on Canvas

9.75" x 11.75"

25 x 30 cm

June 4th morning

A Pathway Going Up 

Oil on Canvas

9.75" x 11.75"

25 x 30 cm

June 4th afternoon

Church of the Visitation

Oil on Canvas

7.75" x 11.75"

20 x 30 cm

June 7th morning

Ein Kerem View

Oil on Canvas

12.50" x 15.75"

32 x 40 cm

June 7th afternoon

Church of the Visitation

Oil on Canvas

9.75" x 9.75"

25 x 25 cm

June 9th morning

A View of Ein Kerem

Oil on Canvas

7.75" x 11.75"

20 x 30 cm

June 9th afternoon

The Grove in Ein Kerem

Oil on Canvas

9.75" x 9.75"

25 x 25 cm

The Grove

Oil on Canvas

7.75" x 11.75"

20 x 30 cm

Added to Etsy

Yesterday I worked on 2 drawings I did about 6 months ago, and I added it to Etsy.
I love those drawings of Adam, I hope more people will love them...

My First Sell on ETSY

On August 9th, I sold my first art work through ETSY.

Drawing of a Reclining Nude Figure, using pan pastels, Black and White.

Drawing size is 13 x 6 inches (33 x 15 cm).
Signed on front. Signed and dated on back.

Every Wednesday evening, I join a group of artists from my area for a life drawing session.
This is the first time I used pan pastels and I loved it.

Yesterday I shipped my work to ridgewood, NJ, not far from Edgewater NJ, where we used to live years ago...

The Finished Clock

Here is the finished clock

and more boxes

More Hindeloopen Fun...

Dutch Hindeloopen art

On April 30th I took a workshop with a teacher from Holland Emmy Stokvis. It was Dutch Hindeloopen art, a one day workshop at Rachel Yavin from Michmoret.  Hindeloopen  is a traditional decorative folk art originated in the northern part of Netherlands.
The piece of art I did was the clock below (yet to finish).

Based on what I learned, I did the box below:

Doves

It's been so long since I posted my work here...
Anyway, lately I've decided to practice working with soft, dry pastels, which I never did before.
I created 4 pieces for a Group show about "The art of the Word", which is art and words from poetry or proverbs etc.
I chose some sentences from The Song of Songs -
The first one I did was Song of Songs, Chapter 1, 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.

The second one was from Song of Songs, Chapter 2,  14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.'

When I came back from my vacation to the French Riviera, I had only one week to work and finish 2 more pieces. One is Song of Songs, Chapter 2, 10 My beloved spoke, and said unto me: 'Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

13 The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

The last piece I worked on was Song of Songs, Chapter 1, 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth--for thy love is better than wine.