Green Vase
oil on canvas, 14.5″ x 18″, 2025
Two colorful horses, based on ancient Syrian Jewish art, surround the green vase, like the lions that protect the ten commandments in synagogue imagery. Below, fish, like congregants, honor the large, empty vessel — looking for connection to the divine in something so earthy. The small painting holds reverberations of the past considered through a contemporary lens, seeking to understand through turning things over, observing and contemplating.