"Jerusalem Travel Sketches"
The drawing series from the Jerusalem album emerged as a return to the practice of direct observation in an age of instant photographic recording. The rapid use of mobile phone cameras has gradually displaced drawing from life, yet hand drawing restores the experience of pausing and attentive looking. The series is based on walks through the city and quick on-site sketches capturing moments of “sustained visual wonder.” These drawings were later completed in the studio, extending the state of observation and inner contemplation. Thus, the album becomes not only a record of the city, but a means of preserving experience and maintaining attentive presence within the space of Jerusalem.
Marta Sheynis
I was born in the Soviet Union into a multi-generational family of artists, absorbing the foundations of classical art from an early age. I earned my second Master's degree (MFA) in Painting and Theater from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. Today, I live and work in northern Israel, in the city of Nahariya, where I teach art, stage directing and painting. My work is rooted in a deep classical tradition, which I reinterpret through a personal and contemporary lens. In my paintings, I devote significant time to the process, carefully exploring every detail, and combining traditional classical techniques with modern materials—striving to create works of depth, sensitivity, and timeless quality.
I was born in the Soviet Union into a multi-generational family of artists, absorbing the foundations of classical art from an early age. I earned my second Master's degree (MFA) in Painting and Theater from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. Today, I live and work in northern Israel, in the city of Nahariya, where I teach art, stage directing and painting. My work is rooted in a deep classical tradition, which I reinterpret through a personal and contemporary lens. In my paintings, I devote significant time to the process, carefully exploring every detail, and combining traditional classical techniques with modern materials—striving to create works of depth, sensitivity, and timeless quality.
