by joeralt on January 18, 2012
It was a while now that I did some sketching with live music, something I used to do more often. It is a great fun really and if the music is really inspiring, then usually the ignition happens, which means that the whole experience becomes so much more then just visual processing of data that [...]
by joeralt on December 31, 2011
2011 was not an easy year for me, in many respects. On the personal note, my mother passed away in the last spring and two of my close friends also decided they had enough and crossed over. A relationship I had, also ended in August and if it’s not enough it coincided with my 60th [...]
by joeralt on August 26, 2011
Two weeks after coming back from London and the memory of the visit is fading fast. I am back to my regular activities and that of course includes my daily sketch activities. I am in a process of figuring out how to add a feature box with my daily watercolor sketch and make it available for sale [...]
by joeralt on June 26, 2011
Had a glorious day, teaching gesture drawing in the café this morning. I wrote this on Thursday and ever since, was trying to catch up with myself and find the time to post it. It’s not that I do not have the time. Apparently my priorities are just not in their right place and [...]
by joeralt on June 13, 2011
Sitting in my neighborhood café, sipping my tea, organizing myself to get out into the world. Just finished a late breakfast and will be on my way to deliver a painting and a sketch for an exhibit that will open on Saturday. I must admit that I am a little nervous about the placement of [...]
by joeralt on April 18, 2010
Dalia Shor, a very good friend of mine from kibbutz Yir’on has opened a lovely exhibit of her delicious water colors from different periods in “Tove Osman”, a prominent gallery in the middle of Tel Aviv.Dalia is a very special person and i could fill books with all the adventures that we went trough together and maybe [...]