"Chalom Beit"
Hebrew (Dream) Letter
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper
"Every day I will bless You and I will praise Your Name forever and ever." (Psalm 145:2)Hebrew (Dream) Letter
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper
The letter "beit" is the second letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and begins the first word in the Torah, "Bereshet" or "In the Beginning." Having a solid foundation on the baseline, this letter represents a house or "home." The numerical value of the letter is two, reminding us that the world is comprised of pairs: man and woman, day and night, holy and secular.
"Chalom" in Hebrew means "Dreams," like that of Yakkov Aveinu (Jacob our Father) who dreamt of angels traveling up and down a ladder between heaven and earth. The gestural qualities of these paintings explore the dreamlike spiritual qualities of the Hebrew letters.
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