I paint in an attempt to give form to something I cannot fully define
Photo by Tamar Sella
Certain people, moments, and images carry an elusive quality. It cannot be described precisely, yet it can be felt instantly. I find myself returning to them again and again, drawn by a quiet intensity that escapes the eye but lingers in experience.
I believe painting is more than a way of representing the world. It is a way of discovering it anew. For me, a painting is not a record of reality, but another way of encountering it - an attempt to approach something that is felt long before it can be explained.
Through the act of painting, I gradually strip away what is unnecessary until the image begins to carry the very presence I was searching for. I am drawn to the possibility that, at times, less can hold more.
This is why I continue to paint: because I believe there are things we can only experience once they become paintings.
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.
Self Portrait, 2026, oil on linen, 50x40 cm