I had an interesting opportunity which came up as the result of my wife’s friendship with the wife of Dr. Robinpour. She suggested that I place a painting in his office to show off my talents, and perhaps express a part of myself which I can’t in the normal course of my work at the Dona Gracia. I had had it in mind to do this painting and this seemed like the perfect excuse. The color saturation took quite a bit of time to achieve, longer than I had thought, to really feel rich enough. This one is for the ladies!
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Porat Yosef
This past spring the manager of the Hotel Dona Gracia presented me with a wonderful opportunity to do some work in a Beit Kennesit that he is building here in Tiberias. He wished me to paint The Four Holy Cities of Israel for them. I have long wanted to do such work, and quickly agreed. The only real challenge which arose in the painting process was the design for Tz’fat. We couldn’t find an appropriate photograph to base the work on. In the end I had to cobble together five different photos to come up with something that I felt was worthy of inclusion in the series.
Hotel/Museum Dona Gracia
For the last year I have been the official painter at the House of Dona Gracia (www.donagracia.com) a unique museum/hotel dedicated to the life of Dona Gracia. For the most part they have set me to painting various views of Tiberias – from every vantage point, but occasionally I have had an unusual challenge. At one point the curator had me copying antique coins and maps for an exhibition – interesting but complicated work!
