Last year I have joined Israeli artists group of Toronto which organizes art exhibit annualy. For this show I have decided to continue the theme of exploring my Israeli part of identity through food. I chose my favourite summer drink-Limonana which is popular in Israel. It is a refreshing iced smoothie from fresh lemon juice and mint leaves. In Toronto you can find it in ‘Aroma’ cafĂ©, but it is also very easy to make it at home in a blender.
For 4 cups (one liter) of ice limonana:
2 cups of ice
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 large lemons)
1/2 cup spearmint leaves (from about 40 stalks), plus a few more to garnish
4-6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 large lemons)
1/2 cup spearmint leaves (from about 40 stalks), plus a few more to garnish
4-6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
Juice the lemons, and remove the mint leaves from the stalks. Dump all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.
Serve garnished with mint.
‘There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality’,-Pablo Picasso. Said that, I have used reference photographs to come up with the compositions. I wanted my paintings to be non-objective , so I was just guided by the forms , shapes and colours from the photos. To build a colour scheme I picked colours which represent mint, lemon and the blended drink, and added purple colour to make the complimentary colour scheme. I am always looking for the colour contrasts, especially to highlight the focal point of the painting. I continued using collage and drips in this series as well. The new thing in these works is that I have used new scrapping tools which I bought recently.
I will exhibit 4 paintings from ‘Limonana’ series in IGAT art show which will take place on May 17-20, 2012 in McDonald House, Thornhill. 25 artists will present there works, including painting, sculptures, ceramics and jewellery.