Frenzy of openings and Art events

September 14, 2009

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This week in Tel Aviv, the art scene exploded into a frenzy of the new season’s openings to which I didn’t bother to attend since it all felt just too overwhelming.An event that is supposed to be a Biennale has turned into an Annual event called Art [...]

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Work in progress

September 2, 2009

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The summer is still in full blast here but it is possible to feel some relief, especially in the evening when the breeze is coming from the sea. And with the breeze, comes the desire to return indoors and start chewing on some new compositions. I am [...]

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Art in Summertime

June 23, 2009

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Summertime in this region is not the best time for doing art. I mean, it is posible to close all the windows and turn on the aircondition but for someone like me who is stuck with painting in oils and can’t adjust ( frankly, I don’t want [...]

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A Hasselblad with a heart.

May 3, 2009

Discovering something new and wonderful is always a pleasure but discovering a unique and rare talent right in my neighborhood is more like a miracle.

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Rene’s balcony

April 27, 2009

part of my creative process is a constant shift between themes, some of which include landscape, cityscape and the human figure with all it’s variety and richness.

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Sketching class in cafe

April 13, 2009

I truly believe that it is very important for a developing artist, to free his hand and mind by exercising the gentle motor functions of fingers and hand helping thus to release visual preconceptions and allow intuitive understanding of the Form.

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Returning to live model painting

March 31, 2009

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It’s been some time that I have worked with a model.Last week I decided to return to the regular practice of working with model since I believe that working with a live model for an artist is like a regular exercise for a pianist without which the [...]

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Magical moments

February 21, 2009

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Piano Bar “8mm” is one of my favorite places in my neighborhood of Florentin.  During the day it is a lovely relaxed and peaceful cafe where I do a lot of my writing, sketching and man watching. but at night this place transforms into a magical performance [...]

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Spring is in the air

February 14, 2009

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Today was one of those glorious spring days ideal for a walk in nature or even sun bathing on the beach. I have chosen to sketch in one of my favorite cafes, here in my neighborhood. With time, sketching is becoming more and more like an open [...]

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Variation on Burning man

February 7, 2009

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I was making some order among my old photos today and found a whole bunch of photos I did from a live session with two of my former students when I was teaching at Tel Chai Institute of Art. The session was a part of a bigger [...]

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