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Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Dec 31, 2024
Umwelt - The Boundaries of Personal Experience
I ran into this fascinating book which opened up a whole world to me. "An Immense World" is its name, written by Ed Yong. The book...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Nov 29, 2024
ugly painting
They say that the size of expectations matches the size of disappointments. As an artist, I learned that sometimes the best way to deal...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Oct 31, 2024
Dark Time
"Dark Time" - that's what a friend called daylight saving time in a Freudian slip, as we switched to winter time a few days ago. Indeed,...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Sep 29, 2024
about pauses in art making
It's been a month since I returned from Tuscany, and I still haven't resumed painting. Such pauses used to worry me. I would immediately...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Aug 30, 2024
residency at tuscany
Do you know that feeling that suddenly washes over you, like a heat wave but not exactly, of how lucky you are? That’s how I felt when we...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jul 22, 2024
Biofeedback, Meditation, and Freestyle Painting
Sometimes, a life-changing insight comes from a completely unexpected place. For me, it happened during a treatment for shoulder pain,...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jun 30, 2024
Long Processes: Bread, Painting, and the Joy of Learning
For years, I've been baking sourdough bread for my own pleasure and for my family's enjoyment. It's a hobby that developed slowly, born...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
May 27, 2024
A few words about words
You might think that as someone who paints, and even abstract painting, I would not have an excessive fondness for words. Abstract...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Apr 29, 2024
Liberation for independence
These days when we commemorate the Holocaust, remember the fallen soldiers of Israel's wars, and celebrate Independence Day, it made me...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Mar 29, 2024
Contrasts attracts
We tend to think that it is easier and better to surround ourselves with likeminded people. We assume that they will understand us...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Feb 27, 2024
Between intuition and analytical analysis
Freestyle Painting is just as it sounds, aspires to freedom. For me, one of the most significant criteria for evaluating a painting (of...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jan 18, 2024
HOW DOES PERSONAL ART EVOLVE.
I am often asked which of my art works I like the most. Usually the answer is - the last one I made 😊 Still, there are artworks in which...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Dec 31, 2023
About Fear and Courage
In times of war, there is a lot of talk about bravery and courage. "Who is a hero?" the sages of Israel asked, and even answered: "One...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Nov 30, 2023
about creation, movement and persistence
I ended the previous post with the sentence: I enter the studio. Something will happen. I choose to continue from there. If I wait until...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Oct 26, 2023
Beyond chaos - the power of creation to heal the soul
We are going through terrible times. war time. There are no words to describe the horror. the pain, the frustration, the worry. The mood...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Sep 27, 2023
Decision Making
When we talk about decision-making, we usually envision respectable managers with a tie, we think about economy, security, and other...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Aug 28, 2023
How to know when a painting is finished?
Painting a realistic painting, one usually starts from the end. We start from knowing where we want to go. To reach the image of the...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jul 31, 2023
Planning or flow?
I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I knew what I liked to do. I liked planning projects. Imagine it. Plan and execute it....
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jun 27, 2023
To the unknown
"I am Excited to invite you to listen to a meeting that I have no idea about." That's how I opened the post I shared on social media,...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
May 28, 2023
In Motion
In the last few weeks, I have been accompanying my mother, who is 95 years old, after she fell and underwent hip surgery. Some will say...
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