The Scream Agony Carried to Sky B Carried to Sky A Blues to Woman A Predator Bird Suffering Woman and Dove     The Meeting Predatory Birds Blues to Woman B A series of paintings on women Many of my paintings deal with female subjects and themes. Women in global paintings, women of various characteristics Women have been painted from earliest times till today in various states. The female character and conscientiousness was and is still a symbol of myriad topics, positive and enjoyable on the one hand and often negative and feeble on the other. Few were the artists who did not approach the various themes and topics tied with women in one way or another. The paintings of women in my work often pay homage to the artist and frequently express my views on different subjects such as movement or the posture of the female body, female aspirations and laments. Illness Throughout almost my entire life I have been accompanied by illnesses. As a young woman –my late mother’s illness (May she rest in peace), other illnesses in my nearest family, the passing of my mother and the tragic death of my sister in a car accident. All the aforementioned led me to paint ‘The Hard Way” where much personal torment and sorrow are expressed. During the eighties and nineties and in particular since 2001 I myself fell ill. I suffered a great deal during my many illnesses which incurred long periods of hospitalization. During this grueling period my creative life went on (as much as was possible) and my paintings in the studio intensified in their "complexion" and” exposure,” bringing about discomfort in the observer as well as in myself. The ability to continue to prolifically create and channel my emotions kept me going and still gives me the strength and the fortitude to hold on to this world.