Before moving to Israel, I thought my "artistic calling" was capturing the whimsy of childhood in paint. From my daughter swinging on the monkey bars, to my son running with his kite, to my toddler dipping her toes in the ocean at sunset, this was a major theme of my art. Now that my focus has shifted to painting the beauty of the land of Israel, this painting is a bit of a marriage between my favorite motifs to explore with paint.

This painting is of my son Akiva when he was 5 years old. He felt ready to ride a two-wheeler, and so, in true Israeli kid style, he removed his own training wheels from his bike and started pedaling with the help neighborhood friends. After that, he was off without a hitch! Children here are so independent - I hope their sweet and innocent self-determination comes across in this piece.

Choose your surface and size, printed using only the highest quality fine art paper and inks. 

Paper: Giclée print of painting "Growing up in Israel" on archival paper (Moab's Somerset Enhanced Velvet - with a slightly textured matte surface) with a 1/2" border.

Canvas: Giclée Print on Crystalline gloss canvas. Industry-leading color gamut a step above every other glossy or matte inkjet canvas available today. The Crystalline line is OBA free making it one of the most archival gloss canvas available to date.