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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
May 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
Apr 28, 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
Mar 26, 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
Feb 27, 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,...
Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jan 30, 2023


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
Dec 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
Nov 27, 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
Oct 24, 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
Sep 19, 2022

Between art and creativity
* 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
Aug 25, 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
Jul 26, 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
Jun 21, 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
May 26, 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
Apr 30, 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
Mar 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
Feb 28, 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
Jan 31, 2022

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 28, 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
Dec 27, 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
Oct 28, 2021
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