ArtPearl

About my Art – Watercolor, CGI and Photography.

“Biographical Information”

Grew up in Israel, and lived in Ca USA, Wiltshire UK, Aurora Colorado and now back in San Diego Ca.
Ph. D in Chemistry, employed in academic institutions as researcher in Chemistry/Biochemistry.
Art Classes and workshops: UCSD USA; University of Bath UK

ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

Art Societies:
San Diego Watercolor Society
Colorado Watercolor Society (Signature membership)

Group Exhibition:
Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver, 2010
Jury room, Denver city and county Building, 2010
October exhibition, Co-Art Gallery, Denver,2010
“Expose Your Body(of art)”, Co-Art Gallery, 2010
The Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, 2009
First Plymouth Congregational Art Show, Denver 2009
Lapis Gallery, Denver, 2007

Juried exhibitions:
“Painting Her Ride of Hope”, Accepted to Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 37th Annual Exhibition, Apr 2012.

“Wishes and Promises”, San Diego Watercolor Society, February 2012
“In the Beginning (Plan B)”, San Diego Watercolor Society, January 2012.
“Celestial Origin”, San Diego Watercolor Society, January 2012.
“Guardians of the Realms”, San Diego Watercolor Society, December 2011
“Altered Reality”, San Diego Watercolor Society, December 2011 (Best Miniature award)
“Painting Her Ride of Hope”, San Diego Watercolor Society, September 2011
“Rebirth of the Phoenix”, San Diego Watercolor Society, September 2011
“Tutoring My Trout”, San Diego Watercolor Society, August 2011
“RockStreams”, San Diego Watercolor Society, August 2011
“On the Edge of Light”, San Diego Watercolor Society, July 2011
" Leap of Hope" , San Diego Watercolor Society, July 2011
“Jacob’s Dream” Colorado State Watercolor, Foothills Art Center, Golden, 2011
“Triumph at Twilight” & “Confluence” CWS New Trends, Denver 2009
“Nora’s Howls” Colorado State Watercolor,History Museum, Denver 2009
“CarmenSoftShield”- Western Co Watercolor Society,Grand Junction 2007
“Lost in Reflection”-alternative painting, Colorado State Watercolor 2007

Solo exhibition:
University of Bath gallery, UK, 1992.

ABOUT MY ART

Although I used in the past pastels, charcoal, ink, acrylics and even some oils, I am now focusing on painting with transparent watercolors on paper, yupo or silk.
Many of my paintings depict hypothetical situations and imaginary scenes, striving to capture ideas and moods rather then a resemblance to specific places or people.
My favourite genre is surrealism, juxtaposing familiar elements with imaginary or abstract ones, in a dream like manner.
In addition to traditional art I also create Computer Graphics images since there are many elements that I can only create as computer images. But mainly I use CG to set up virtual models and/or scenes which are then painted in watercolor.
I also Like photography, sometimes as reference material for my art but mainly to capture beautiful or unusual things I saw.

RECENT AWARDS:

Juror’s Commendation: San Diego Watercolor Society Juried members show, January 2012, for “In the beginning (Plan B)”

“Best Miniature” award: San Diego Watercolor Society Juried members show, December 2011, for the painting “Altered Reality”

Traditional Art – 1st Place
SoJie 14, October 2011

Linda Ridpath Fine Art Award
for Excellence in Watercolours
SoJie 14, October 2011

Dorina Costras Fine Art Award
for Excellence in Medium Watercolor
SoJie 13, September 2011

Collaboration – Originality
of Translation – 1st Place
SoJie 12, August 2011

Lynda Robinson Fine Art Awards
Medium Master Watercolour
SoJie 12, August 2011

Traditional Art – Honors
SoJie 12, August 2011

Celestial Connections:

Celestial Connections
by ArtPearl
was featured on the home page

“Confluence: Hollyhock lines”

Confluence – Hollyhock Lines
by ArtPearl
was featured on the home page (spring 2009)

Ruth Palmer Traditional Art Award
for Originality in Watercolor Design
SoJie 2, April 2010

“I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive. I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.” Man Ray, modernist painter