Dichotomy II Painting

I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and "was discovered" by Art when living in Israel in the 60's. At that time I was interested in literature and music and majored in English and Spanish at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Ten years later, after studying art and giving it my total devotion, I realized that Art had taken center stage in my life. Despite painting since the late 60's, I am still discovering new territories, exploring new means of expression, finding out aspects of myself as they are reflected in my daily work/search. I paint in oils and Encaustics and teach classes in these two mediums at my studio in North Scottsdale, AZ. I am constantly in search of new means of expression to convey a mood, a feeling or a spiritual positioning in my Art. For the past few years I worked on my "Zen" Series, which aims at conveying a feeling of depth in simplicity. When I felt that the goal had been achieved in the paintings shown here, I moved to my current series, "Transitions", which explores the influences of Abstract Expressionism. I am an avid reader and enjoy reading literature in Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, French, Italian, English. Lately my interests veer toward spirituality and self improvement.