Festival Lights and Letters
A glowing hanukkiah anchors the foreground, surrounded by spinning tops, Hebrew letters, and loosely rendered architectural forms in blue and violet. Transparent watercolor washes create soft transitions across the paper, while darker linear accents sharpen the symbols and candle flames. The layered, dreamlike scene feels festive and nostalgic, with a lively folk-inflected rhythm suited to a living room or dining area.
Milly Tsym
Milly was born in Moscow in 1968. She is an artist, illustrator, and art teacher. She graduated from the Moscow Academy of Arts and studied Humanities at the Open University of Israel. For three years, Milly worked as an illustrator for the children’s newspaper Mishpacha. She contributed illustrations to a deluxe edition of the Book of Psalms, published by Rabbi Israel Goldstein, as well as to various other projects. In 2015, she joined the Israel Illustrators Association and participated in the association’s exhibitions for several years. Today, Milly lectures as part of the “Fridays at the Museum” program at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. She also teaches two art courses and runs her own painting studio in Modi’in. In her work, Milly combines realism with her personal interpretation of the colors and forms she observes in nature. She works mainly in watercolor and specializes in landscape painting. Her paintings have been exhibited in Israel and abroad. In March 2025, she participated in the group exhibition Matter and Spirit at Contemplor Galerie in Vienna.
Milly was born in Moscow in 1968. She is an artist, illustrator, and art teacher. She graduated from the Moscow Academy of Arts and studied Humanities at the Open University of Israel. For three years, Milly worked as an illustrator for the children’s newspaper Mishpacha. She contributed illustrations to a deluxe edition of the Book of Psalms, published by Rabbi Israel Goldstein, as well as to various other projects. In 2015, she joined the Israel Illustrators Association and participated in the association’s exhibitions for several years. Today, Milly lectures as part of the “Fridays at the Museum” program at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. She also teaches two art courses and runs her own painting studio in Modi’in. In her work, Milly combines realism with her personal interpretation of the colors and forms she observes in nature. She works mainly in watercolor and specializes in landscape painting. Her paintings have been exhibited in Israel and abroad. In March 2025, she participated in the group exhibition Matter and Spirit at Contemplor Galerie in Vienna.
