Quietly alone
When was the last time you read a book that made you feel like it was written about you? It happened to me recently, when I read the book...
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Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Nov 27, 2022
Conformism
If you want your child to be creative, if you want them to find their "voice", don't expect them to be a "good girl." I was such a child....
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Oct 24, 2022
Perfectionism
Do you know those who prepare themselves for a job interview and think what they will answer if they will be asked to name a bad quality...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Sep 19, 2022
Back from Galapagos
I'm back from a trip to the Galapagos. I didn't write a word of description because I didn't find one powerful enough. First of all, I...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Aug 25, 2022
Between art and creation
* More about this painting... It used to be common to think that an artist is whoever the art establishment declared him to be. The...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jul 26, 2022
Notice what you notice
* More about this painting... I have just painted two paintings and presented them to the lady who commissioned an artwork from me....
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jun 21, 2022
Between Self Esteem and Branding
I recently hosted at my studio, a dozen women (and one man) as part of a community event. It was a fascinating encounter! Maybe because...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- May 26, 2022
Re-Framing
For me it all begun with photography. In the early 1990s I studied photography at Camera Obscura and later at the Ramat Hasharon Art...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Apr 30, 2022
My own palette
I've already talked before about freedom, and that too much of it can put us in a state of overwhelm and paralysis. I also proposed a...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Mar 28, 2022
About Intimacy and Distance
* More about this painting... It was a challenging week. I had to say goodbye to my multifocal glasses and hand them over for repair....
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Feb 28, 2022
On thoroughness, Curiosity and Trail Marking
* More about this painting... On Saturday we walked on a marked trail. It was a blue one, marked white-blue-white. Fun. I leave the map...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jan 31, 2022
Between freedom and curiosity
* More about this painting... A young lady recently came to my studio for a series of freestyle painting sessions. The encounters and...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Dec 28, 2021
challenge
* More about this painting... I'm still in the metaphor of sailing (from the previous post). Even those who have not experienced sailing...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Dec 27, 2021
Trusting yourself
There is something quite powerful about this feeling of being (almost) alone in the middle of the ocean. Many years ago, I experienced...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Oct 28, 2021
Big magic
Have you ever wondered why it is so that creativity involves courage? How is it that little children create without any fear, and as we...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Sep 28, 2021
How tricky the process is
Anyone who has practiced Vipassana meditation is probably familiar with the situation: you sit and observe the sensations you have in...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Aug 24, 2021
Summer Vacation
* More about this painting... Who among us, as a child, has not eagerly awaited the Summer Vacation? Freedom from school, freedom from a...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jul 28, 2021
Wabi sabi
When I was little, I enjoyed looking at the night sky. Especially in the desert. I remember preparing for the moment when I would see a...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jun 30, 2021
what do kitchen has got to do with painting?
* More about this painting... Friday noon time and I am torn between my desire to make a great dinner and the urge for painting....
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jun 4, 2021
Concerning imagination
“Imagination is more important than information,” said Albert Einstein, giving us all hope that we may still have a chance. We grew up...
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