Tree of Life

This painting was created during the second Lebanon war, as I was yearning to connect to life beyond the tumult of the moment. The painting was like a burst of life inside of me that I was surprised and pleased to see emerge---life!   Tree of Life -  Etz Chaim The tree of life painting exudes joy and hope.  It was painted during the second Lebanon war when we as a family traveled to the center of the country to escape the bombs falling in Tsfat.  It was a time of great turmoil, and painting was my place of connection.  Moving from place to place, not knowing when we could go home, not knowing what would be the state of our lives from day to day, I needed a way to hold on and stay stable.  Painting is a form of prayer for me, a way to connect.  So every night, wherever we were, I would paint another painting.  In 5 weeks of wandering as refugees (see www.shevachaya.com Refugee Series) I painted 25 paintings.  I learned something very valuable from this experience. Rebbe Nachman from Bre