“Less is more; it is often harder to work in a loose manner as every line and brushstroke must be perfect since there may be only a couple of lines and the brushstrokes must define the form. It is also extremely important to try not to rework the painting but get it all down in the first session in order to keep the flow and motion fresh. I’ve found that if I don’t concentrate on this aspect the work looks wooden and doesn’t feel as though it is about to move off the page and go on with its life.

The art of the far East has had a great influence on my work; purilty of line, learning to leave space in the painting, and most of all, to find the essence of whatever it is I am trying to see, to find, to let through the brush to the paper. It's the essence, the spirit, the soul, not the barb on the feather or the grain of the rock. It's the dance of the cranes or the eyes of the stalking leopard. I want to express that as cleanly as simply as sparely as possible but how does one capture the spirit the soul the very essence of a thing? ”

Zipora Hartov

 

Zipora specializes in wildlife, pet portraits and florals. Many of her paintings are in private collections both in the US and Europe . Her education has been varied, starting at age 12 with figure drawing classes, continuing on at Parson's School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, then transferring to Minneapolis College of Art & Design where she won a scholarship to study in the UK for a semester. Directly afterward, she received a grant to study in Europe , the only condition of which was to spend 2 months in Paris , where she attended a summer session of The New York Studio School with Nicholas Carrone, Wayne Theibaud, Elaine deKooning and Georgio Spaventa. She considers herself very lucky to have studied with the many distinguished artists that have graced her life and taught how to apply what she learned to her work.