I am a figurative painter based in Tel Aviv, working at the intersection of observation, memory, and quiet presence. My paintings emerge from everyday life, most often from intimate moments within family and close relationships. Rather than staging dramatic narratives, I am drawn to states of stillness, inwardness, and the subtle tension between connection and separateness.
Rooted in classical painting traditions yet not bound by strict realism, my work moves between structural precision and a freer, tactile surface. I am interested in the point where a painting feels both solid and alive, where form holds together while the brushwork remains visible, searching, and human. This balance allows the image to oscillate between representation and abstraction, between what is seen and what is felt.
Photo by Tamar Sella
Over the years, recurring motifs have appeared across my work: figures resting, gazing, or absorbed in their own interior worlds; beds and domestic spaces as sites of vulnerability and closeness; moments of quiet attention that might otherwise pass unnoticed. These scenes are not meant as portraits of specific events but as distilled states of being.
Alongside my studio practice, I teach drawing and painting, helping students develop perceptual skills and a deeper visual sensitivity rather than formulaic techniques. My approach emphasizes learning to see structure, light, and relationships in nature, enabling each painter to find an authentic visual language of their own.
My work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Israel and abroad and is held in private and public collections.
In both painting and teaching, I seek the same thing: an honest encounter with looking, where attention itself becomes a form of connection.
Photo by Tamar Sella
Self Portrait, 2026, oil on linen, 50x40 cm