Jaffa fishing port
Watercolor painting.
The picture is based on the image Jaffa fishing port taken by my husband.
Jaffa is an ancient port city located south of Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. Today it is a borough of the city.
It is mentioned four times in the Hebrew Bible, as one of the cities given to the Tribe of Dan (Book of Joshua 19:46), as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for Solomon’s Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16), as the place whence the prophet Jonah embarked for Tarshish (Book of Jonah 1:3) and as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for the Second Temple of Jerusalem (Book of Ezra 3:7). It was also an important city in the Arab Middle East. During the Crusades, it was the County of Jaffa, a stronghold of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Card category fine art.
Happy Passover.
Jaffa fishing port belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Art of the Middle East, Bagels and Lox - Jewish themed art and writing, Descriptions, Fine Arts, First Things, Live, Love, Dream: , The Urban Environment, Vibrant and Vivid Color and Water Media (Paintings by hand only) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Eyal Nahmias
Well done Orna, I love your light, whimsical interpretation of the scene. Wonderful color harmony and composition. You took a beautiful place and made it your own through your art. A wonderful addition to the Art of the Middle East group.
orna replied
Eyal, thank you for your good comments on my 2 works.
You encourage me to create mor fine work and upload it to the site.
Till now I have got only from my close family their impressions on my work, and your impressions is a fresh wind and very flattering.
Thank you, I wish you Chag sameich.
Ilunia Felczer
nice work Orna, you did a beautiful job….Hag Sameach to you and Moshe…
orna replied
Ilunia, Thank you for your kind comment.
I looked at your bubble and I like your work very much, especially your flower paintings. I love the colors and interpretation.
I wish you also Hag Sameach.
Geir Floede
Such a beautiful art. So many deatails, so many colors. And all this plays very well together.
By the way: I have been in Israel and Jaffa for many years ago, And I well remember that for the rest of my life.
orna replied
Geir, thank you for your good comment. It’s great compliant for me to get such a good comment from somebody like you.
I have the book in the moment and your photo there is amazing.
carol brandt
This is a wonderful interpretation of your husband’s photograph. Bright and vibrant, beautifully detailed and coloured, you have really imbued the scene with a palpable energy and life.
orna replied
Thank you Carol, it’s very flattering.
GloriaDK
Orna, I was in Israel some years ago now but I didn’t get to Jaffa only from Tel Aviv with a mad taxi driver to Jerusalim…lovely painting..chag sameach
MichaelBr
Very beautiful. Gives a real feeling of the place and atmosphere. Nice combination of cold and warm colors.
Michael
PortisArt
Orna may I cogratulate you on a wonderfully warm and beautiful painting …well done
kev x
Colin Cartwright
A fine watercolour painting, in an interesting style, Orna.
Nice one.
Estelle O'Brien
Orna this is such a beautiful painting! You have done such a good job on the shadows and reflections. How I wish I could visit your country one day! Wonderful work. Please, what does
chag sameach mean?
orna
Thank you so much Estelle, I would be happy to see you here.
I hope you are Ok with all the fires in your country.
chag sameach means happy holiday.
Gili Orr
I like your interpretation of the photo, giving it the warmth of Jaffa as I remember it… perhaps because the photo has full day light and I visited mostly in late afternoon or evening… or perhaps… you made it look older, like I remember it.
Carol Berliner
Awesome work instant fav!