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...
top of page
Search
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Feb 27
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
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,...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Dec 27, 2022
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...
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
- Jun 2, 2021
The freedom to create
* More about this painting... Every Child Is an Artist. The Problem Is How to Remain an Artist Once He or She Grows Up Pablo Picasso...