Yom HaAtzmaut cleanup

Today is Yom HaZikaron (memorial day) which is held the day before independence day – Yom HaAtzmaut.
Much has been written about this almost impossible juxtaposition of grief next to rejoicing. The idea is that in order to rejoice we need to remember those who enabled our independence. A very beautiful idea and one that focuses [...]

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2008 Summary

2008 was some kind of a watershed year. Exactly how things will play out from here is still not clear, but it had a chapter-closing feel about it.
The year started in high spirits with a good business relationship with Nofim and sales. In the first few months, I was even upping my business forecast and [...]

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Where have I got to?

Nowhere really. I’m still here, just not been posting anything recently.
After my break from painting for the Hagim, in which I also did quite a bit of thinking and seasonal introspection, I now need to get my act together and put brush to canvas. However I have been experiencing a rather low level of motivation [...]

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No regrets (more on Teshuva)

Moomin commented in his blog on a post by Chris Guillebeau about living a life with no regrets.
There are (says Moom) different types of regrets. On the one hand you have regrets for what you sacrificed when you conciously chose to do something else. On the other you also have regrets where you didn’t [...]

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On Teshuva

I mentioned in my post yesterday that with the start of the Jewish month of Ellul we are entering the annual period of introspection and improvement – a process known in Judaism as Teshuva.
Teshuva is a very big thing in Judaism. the idea is that we are required to be in a continuous process througout [...]

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What next?

The exhibition is now over and I can sum it up. Overall, the exhibition was a success even though I didn’t actually sell anything there.
The main positive point is that I got a lot of publicity. My flyers got seen by a lot of people, some of who came to see the show, others who [...]

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“Where do you find time to paint?!”

As I pointed out recently this is probably the number 1 question that I ever get asked.
The bottom line as far as I’m concerned is deciding what I want to do and sticking with it. Goal orientation. They call it ”Dveikut BaMesima” (adhering to the task) in Hebrew. I will give tips further on but first I think [...]

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Another sale!

Exciting news – Jerusalem Balcony is sold!
To tell the truth there is a certain sadness in seeing good pictures departing but I remember reading way back on WetCanvas a poster who said that if you don’t sell you don’t ever move on from your older work and you can’t develop.
I think I have already beaten [...]

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Paintings that sing

I did some more work on the Nahal Kziv picture last night. I am really excited about how this picture is coming along – which makes it more frustrating that I am having trouble (as ever) finding time to work on it.
Sometimes there are pictures that when I am working on them, I keep saying [...]

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Getting back to work

I’m back from Oz and after spending a few days getting over the 24 hour flights and the 9 hour time difference, it is now time to get back down to work.
Work is my day job (it is at times like this that I wish I didn’t have to earn money to live, eat, clothe, [...]

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