Artist - Biblical and Jewish Religious Symbolism
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 […]
This week’s parsha is Chayei Sara. In the picture, Eliezer, Avraham’s servant, already knows that Rivka meets the criterion of kindness to be chosen to marry Yaakov, but hasn’t told her yet. He has a cheeky and knowing look about him while Rivka happily waters the camels. Quality print on canvas of this painting: $60: […]
This is my artwork for Parshat Vayera, concerning the difficult story of “Akedat Yitzhak” – the Binding of Isaac. I used a lot of red, which intensifies the drama of the situation, but, as this is primarily a work of Jewish art for a younger audience, I limited the tension and emphasized the good and […]
As the Succah we build parallels the Mishkan, or Sanctuary, which accompanied the people of Israel during their journey in the wilderness, (and which is also an allegory for the inner essence of each individual), here is my illustration of Moshe, setting up the vessels in the Mishkan. My illustrations of the Parshot HaShavua, (weekly […]
