Parshot Hashavua

(Weekly Torah Portions)

My Biblical art prints are available as prints on canvas or on fine art paper. The inks used for all my prints are archival, pigmented inks which give highly accurate, rich and vibrant colours that will not fade for many years – the printers say for eighty years! (But please remember not to keep them in direct sunlight). All my canvas prints are protected by a light semi-gloss varnish. They can be delivered rolled in a tube, or stretched on an internal wooden frame, with coloured sides and ready to hang. These photos show examples of the different print types:

Fine art paper print, 100% cotton rag Acid-free, archival 270 gsm
Rolled canvas print, Poly/Cotton 19 mil.
Stretched canvas print, Poly/Cotton 19 mil. on pine-wood 1.5" thick frame.
Stretched Canvas (reverse side, showing wooden frame).

In addition to printing and stretching, I can also arrange framing for your print. Feel free to send me an email for further details.

Biblical Art Prints

Why Biblical Art?

I make my Biblical art prints in a world where the mainstream art world is often so very distant from any considerations of beauty or spirituality. Making Bible artwork began, for me, as a very personal artistic and spiritual exercise. It eventually developed into an educational project, and now, it seems, is slowly returning to its source as a more spiritual and artistic endeavour, trying to engender connections with underlying meanings in the Bible.

Use of Colour in my Biblical Paintings

Colour is key in my Biblical art prints. I use a lot of bright colours but my mainstay is cerulean blue in various levels of saturation. These blues symbolise the sky, the sea and the Eternal. It is for me the most spiritual colour, and thus the most hopeful and the most joyous. Counterbalancing that, I often use orange and reddish hues. These symbolise the earth, the desert, the Sinai itself; the very place from where the Bible originates. Oranges and reds are the colours of fire, of power, of authority, and of the harsh realities of this earthly life. Our task in life is to bridge between the ethereal blues and the burning oranges, and for that we have all the colours in between!

The Spiritual Significance of Colour

Some theoreticians and artists have written on the deeper meaning of colour. Of particular note are: Vassily Kandinsky, Margarethe Hauschka, and Rudolf Steiner. (Personally I do find them interesting, but it’s really important not to take them too seriously!)