Iris Scarves

Iris Scarves, Hand Painted Silk, 11 x 60 inches each

Free form painting (no gutta resist lines)

Seven Fruits of Israel Tallit in Tennessee

Tallit, Seven Fruits of Israel, in Gold, Hand Painted Silk, 20 x 70

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You can see this tallit, and my "Tree of Life, Oranges" tallit at the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga Community Center Gallery.  Here is an article about the exhibit.

Suitcase Fun

I can always spot my suitcase coming down the baggage conveyer belt

Postcard Fun

Pomegranates, Watercolor and brush pen, 5 x 7

Challah Cover Painting Workshop

 These beauties were painted by participants at Congregation B'nai Brith Santa Barbara. 

Each one as unique as the person (or group) who chose the design, and painted.

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Lake Tahoe Tallit

Lake Tahoe Tallit, Hand Painted silk, 24 x 72

Another custom created prayer shawl. Lake Tahoe is one of my favorite places 

so this piece was close to my heart.

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Noah's Ark Congregational Tallit

Noahs Ark Congregational Tallit, Hand-Painted by Many, 43 x 72

This congregational prayer shawl was designed by me and painted by religious school students at Congregation B'nai Brith Santa Barbara.  It was a great workshop!

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New Tallit, Tree of life

Tree of Life, Expanse, Hand Painted Silk, 24 x 72

Small Acrylic Piece

Winter Gold, Acrylic on Foam Board, 6 x 12

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Another Tahoe Sketch

Sunny Backyard, Watercolor 7 x 5

Sketch from Tahoe

Marla Bay View, Watercolor 5 x 7

I'm lucky enough to come up to beautiful Lake Tahoe fairly often.  Here's a small watercolor of one view from the beach at Marla Bay, which is just into Nevada.

Earth-Tree Tallit

Earth -Tree Tallit,  36 x 72, Hand Painted Silk 

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City of Hope Banner

 City of Hope Banner, 24 x 18, Silk Painting

A few months ago I attended a local City of Hope Chapter meeting to show my artwork and give a demonstration.  After a quick presentation of techniques, I invited the meeting-goers to come up and paint.  Together we produced this banner for the group, which includes the chapter name and the logo for City of Hope. 

See the Number? And other less subtle symbols....

Hadassah at 100, Watercolor, 9 x 16

Here's the piece I have on exhibit at the Long Beach JCC, in the exhibit entitled "Hadassah through the Eyes of the Artist." The exhibit celebrates Hadassah's 100th birthday.  Click on the image for a larger view.

Hadassah Through the Eyes of the Artist

I have a watercolor painting in this exhibit, celebrating Hadassah's 100 year birthday.  I'd love to see you at the reception on March 25th!

Ketubbah, Sun and Moon

Ketubbah, Sun and Moon, Watercolor, 22 x 22

 I created this ketubbah for my niece and her fiance (click the image for a larger view). In addition to the ketubbah, I had the pleasure of designing a tallit (Jewish Prayer Shawl) for my niece, which the lovely couple painted in my studio, and used during their wedding. 

Passover Matzah Cover - New!

 

I found a use for one of those sketches that I really liked but wasn't right for Eli's tallit.  The top image is one side of a Passover Matzah Cover and the bottom picture shows the other side.  Inside are three pockets to hold the three symbolic matzahs of a Passover Seder.   The small bag is an "afikomen" bag, so you can hide your afikomen without getting crumbs all over the house!

The Hebrew on the left says 

love

PEACE

freedom

The Hebrew on the right says, interestingly enough, "afikomen."

Sketchbook, part 9

 Here is the emblem I've designed on the previous pages, shown now in a completed Prayer Shawl for my son Eli, who at age 19 has decided to move to Israel and serve in the IDF.  In the stripes above and below the emblem, family member's names are written in Hebrew and English (click the image for a larger view).

The final pages of the sketchbook.

Sketchbook Project, part 8

Hmmm....some ideas better than others...

I like these sketches above a lot, but I want to make the star more subtle. I figured out I want a round emblem, not star shaped.Yeah, that's the one.....

Sketchbook Project, part 7

In the next several pages I'm working on an idea for a project.
I want to make an emblem. For Peace, Love, Freedom, Israel
This is one quintessential use of a sketchbook. To work out ideas...