The Unwavering Gaze
A frontal face of an elderly man with his eyes fixed directly on the viewer. Translucent watercolor washes, blooms, and irregular edges break the features into passages of rose, brown, gray, and cool blue while preserving their emotional clarity. The restrained palette and exposed paper create a contemplative portrait with a quietly intense presence. Framing available for an additional fee.
Smadar Grossman
I grew up in a home filled with art, with a painter for a mother. Over the years, I studied in different settings, including the Avni Institute, as well as with painters Dalia Sharon and Iris Kovalio. I work primarily in watercolor, and I am continually fascinated by the way pigments spread, meet, and form unexpected shapes. I work with transparent layers, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, using sometimes dry brush and negative painting, often leaving areas of the paper exposed as part of the light in the painting. I find inspiration in many different things: childhood landscapes, old memories, new experiences, music, and more. I love painting outdoors and am drawn to places where I can breathe and connect with my surroundings: fields, hillsides, forest edges, and open paths. The varied landscapes of Israel, along with painting while traveling abroad, bring change and discovery into my work. Color and light are very important in my paintings, and I use areas of color and light to emphasize what caught my attention in the landscape and what moved me at that particular moment. Both watercolor and painting outdoors teach me to pay attention, respond to what is happening, and remain open to what develops rather than trying to control it completely.
I grew up in a home filled with art, with a painter for a mother. Over the years, I studied in different settings, including the Avni Institute, as well as with painters Dalia Sharon and Iris Kovalio. I work primarily in watercolor, and I am continually fascinated by the way pigments spread, meet, and form unexpected shapes. I work with transparent layers, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, using sometimes dry brush and negative painting, often leaving areas of the paper exposed as part of the light in the painting. I find inspiration in many different things: childhood landscapes, old memories, new experiences, music, and more. I love painting outdoors and am drawn to places where I can breathe and connect with my surroundings: fields, hillsides, forest edges, and open paths. The varied landscapes of Israel, along with painting while traveling abroad, bring change and discovery into my work. Color and light are very important in my paintings, and I use areas of color and light to emphasize what caught my attention in the landscape and what moved me at that particular moment. Both watercolor and painting outdoors teach me to pay attention, respond to what is happening, and remain open to what develops rather than trying to control it completely.
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