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Sketching Out: Sketches of art, watercolor, photos, recipes, books, interviews, Jewish topics, and Highland Park, New Jersey

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Flowers and Portraits: Why I Post Flowers

boy showing a flower to a chicken, gouache painting

Each local supermarket has flowers that inspire me to draw and paint the bouquets. An attempt at drawing 100 people in a week resulted in a gouache painting of a boy showing a flower to a chicken.

Filed in: art, books, hag, Jewish Tagged: blossoms • flowers • gouache • Nissan • Pesach • Purim • watercolorLeave a comment

Tip of the Triangle: Doughboy, Cleaners, Lukoil

Rainbow Cleaners on Raritan Avenue in Highland Park, New Jersey

Doughboy Statue, Rainbow Cleaners, and Lukoil gas station can be found at the tip of the Triangle in Highland Park, New Jersey. Enjoy the watercolors.

Filed in: art, Highland Park Tagged: urban sketching • watercolorLeave a comment

Parsha Pictures: Jacob’s Ladder and Joseph’s Dreams

Joseph's dreams, baker's dream, butler's dream

Jacob’s Ladder, on paper done in gouache, and Joseph Dreams, watercolor on paper, will be available as fine prints in Leora’s upcoming store.

Filed in: art, business, Jewish, parsha Tagged: gouache • store • watercolor(2 Comments)

Lion, Eagle, Dog, and Dove Watercolors

Adam gave the animals names - lion, eagle, bulldog watercolors

Adam named the lion, the eagle, the dog. Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters abated. All in watercolor. Upcoming posts also announced.

Filed in: art, Jewish, parsha Tagged: birds • Breishit • dove • watercolorLeave a comment

Wine Bottle and Lamentations on Fabric Watercolors

Devarim, Illustrated Tehillim, and Lamentations by Yael Ziegler

What is the motivation to choose a subject to paint? See watercolors of a wine bottle and favorite books on a patterned fabric.

Filed in: art, hag, parsha Tagged: tehillim • watercolorLeave a comment

Tisha B’Av: Fox in Ruins Watercolor

Fox in Ruins: They saw a fox. Akiva comforted us.

Tisha B’Av (9th of the month of Av) is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. In this watercolor the fox comes of out of the ruins and made Rabbi Akiva laugh.

Filed in: hag, Jewish Tagged: fast day • watercolorLeave a comment

Self-Portrait of Leora Wenger

Leora with glasses watercolor

Self-portrait of Leora Wenger in watercolor: expressive and wearing glasses

Filed in: art Tagged: self-portrait • watercolor(2 Comments)

Recipe: Creamy Egg Salad without Mayonnaise

eggs in a bowl watercolor

How does one make egg salad creamy? This recipe for egg salad uses water, tehina, olive oil, lemon juice, and mustard. The post features two egg watercolors.

Filed in: recipes Tagged: Seudah Shlishit • watercolor(2 Comments)

In Search of Style: Little Boy Reads Watercolor

boy reading watercolor

Working toward painting in a warm, appealing, and descriptive manner: enjoy this watercolor of a young boy reading.

Filed in: art Tagged: watercolor(2 Comments)

Excitement of a Purplish, Red, and Pink Radish

radish watercolor on white fence in front of garden structure

First “fruit” of my garden: a purplish, pink red radish emerges and becomes a radish watercolor painting.

Filed in: art, gardening, green Tagged: watercolor(2 Comments)

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