With Syria constantly in the news, I came across a beautiful website describing the traditional liturgical chanting of the Jewish congregation of Aleppo. The site was set up by the Syrian Jewish community in New York, and it links to recordings and explanations (in Hebrew) of their unique and nuanced chanting style. The site itself […]
My naive art, oil painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (complete with stripey lawn) appears as the first illustration of the Torah in the Child’s Bible published by Ariella Books.
I’ve just finished the illustrations for Part 4 of the Bible for Children; Bamidbar (lit. In the Desert, or The Book of Numbers). It is published in German, by Ariella Books, under the title “Erzahl es Deinen Kindern,” (Relate it to your children), and the text is adapted by Bruno Landthaler and Hanna Liss. This […]
I recently finished the Priests’ Blessing illustration. Here’s a slice of the finished artwork: Above: Detail from the crowd receiving the Priests’ blessing, in Parshat Naso. Acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 30cm.
In progress: The Kohanim blessing the People (Parshat Naso). The finished artwork can be seen at this link: Naso
Oil on canvas, 50cm x 70cm
This most beautiful, light-filled painting of a sunlit corner of a home (his home?) by Marc Chagall, was painted in 1918. It isn’t as whimsically poetic as the paintings he’s well-known for, but it captures a mood, a moment, and a domestic tranquility. I’ve just dipped into his autobiography, My Life, and am reminded, in […]
