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...
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Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jul 22
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
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
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 30
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
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
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
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...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Apr 28, 2023
Order - Disorder
I, who grew up in a Yekke family (Jew of German origin), am aware of how important order is, or as they used to say at home: "Order...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Mar 26, 2023
Line and Stain
Have you noticed that a painting consists of stains and lines? Did you notice how significant the line is? Even if it is subtle, it is...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Feb 27, 2023
Little Victories
The end of the month is here again. And again, I'm looking for a topic to write about. Why? Because. Because that's what I promised...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jan 30, 2023
What to do with criticism?
I'll tell you a secret: when I first started painting, I opened an anonymous Instagram account. It was impossible to recognize me. There,...
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