Souk Painting

Living in Jerusalem for more than 40 years, I am attracted by the light that gives the city its unique atmosphere. It is this game between the transparent air on one side and the shadows saturated with color on the other side that suggests a sense of secret mysteries. My eye is also drawn by the city's mysteries through ancient gates, window openings, balconies, backyards and shadowed passageways, where I always finds a vine arbor, a necklace of wisteria or a tuft of jasmine or bougainvillea, whose cool shadows highlight the architecture of white and gold stone. These secret courtyards, gardens and stone stairs lead me to question what lies beyond the visible. What medium could better express the intrigue of light, air, stone and sky than watercolor? This difficult medium, with no way to correct or alter, provides the necessary lightness and transparency. It allows me to paint -with poetry - the Mediterranean light that burst out in the brightness of the sun and penetrates the deepest shadow, creating breathtaking, intense color contrasts.