https://www.tamarberkowitzhenkin.com/paintings daily 1.0 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/3c9a1c5c-50b9-4b9f-a4c3-82acb321e0df/IMG_1359.jpeg Paintings "Home-Cooked" // Oil on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1703866768273-XR4DMMGH8RN1SC1P5PYU/IMG-1650.jpg Paintings "Remnants of a Picnic" // Oil paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2022 // A stale piece of cake lying next to a palette knife. The cake decays, becoming inedible, while the knife is used to create a new, fresh confection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/b3e0ebb3-35bf-4eb0-958c-6c0a7d366205/IMG_3084.jpeg Paintings "Lounging Around" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 2025 // Two lions soaking in the South African. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1698679549342-X6AU55P4VEM34ZHRGRL1/IMG_2171.jpg Paintings "Decomposed Dessert" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2020 // Part of my confections collection. Shedding light on the components that make up the foods we eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/2be2063b-5ef4-4077-87b9-69019cabea4c/IMG_0925.jpeg Paintings "The Evolution of Girlhood" // Oil paint on canvas // 18" X 35" // 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/064380c0-69de-425b-b9a9-6c4276fed75f/IMG_0259.jpeg Paintings "Trojan Horse" // Oil paint on canvas // 11" X 14" // 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/d8a12ed8-b938-4098-9e36-a5b553cde27e/31D141BD-AAC6-4A4D-968E-B84544A32459.jpg Paintings "Oh Shoot!" // Oil paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2022 // Capturing the moment disaster strikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/7eb0db98-f70d-4ad6-ab01-e557a99e4719/Screenshot+2024-02-14+at+5.28.13+PM.png Paintings "תמר/Tamar" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 14" X 11" // 2024 // A still life of various fruits, paying homage to tamar, the Hebrew word for the date fruit: one of the biblical Seven Species (Shiv’at HaMinim) of the Promised Land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1698679645000-4OWOMETWZXRQKU7354ZG/IMG_2128.jpg Paintings "Peppermint Portrait" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2023 // Objects are arranged to imitate human disposition. Through blurred vision, the top candy transforms into a colorful hat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1c15024e-329e-4248-a622-ecfcab47f630/Screenshot+2023-10-30+at+8.30.35+PM.png Paintings "Homage to Wayne Thiebaud's 'Confections' (1962)" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2020 // A study of Wayne Thiebaud's work that examines his use of vibrant colors, fine lines, and shadows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/d1f4934e-b084-43c9-8435-a5772e7809f6/IMG-1657.jpg Paintings "Magazine: a Window" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2023 // Windows and magazines distinguish outside from inside and give us a glimpse into another world. https://www.tamarberkowitzhenkin.com/abouttheartist daily 0.75 2023-10-31 https://www.tamarberkowitzhenkin.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-10-31 https://www.tamarberkowitzhenkin.com/drawings-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1698679492869-M55A87295QKEZKG1SY4J/IMG_2192.jpg Drawings "Pastrami on Rye to Go" // Graphite pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // A Landscape drawing of Katz's Deli with an Orthodox Jew and a punk rocker waiting outside. A display of Judaism's evolving nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1698679468681-04QNNMOWDN6SP9Y8D0HS/IMG_2210.jpg Drawings "צער בעלי חיים, Suffering of Animals" // Graphite pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // A persistent image on the streets of Chinatown--dead animals lining restaurant windows. To some, it is enticing. I avert my eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1703779570677-4WTZD6NRR68QJCOAV2FW/IMG-1677.jpg Drawings "Selfie" // Graphite pencil and acrylic paint on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // Drawn from a photograph taken from right under the cow's nose. Part of a series of animal portraits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/54c8e944-985b-4924-a0c2-fbc1cabc2c2e/IMG_6309.jpeg Drawings "Investigation" // Graphite pencil on paper // 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/3197f3a5-3a54-4cd2-bdca-439ed1ec9264/Screenshot+2024-02-14+at+5.28.31+PM.png Drawings "Tempeh Reuben" // Graphite pencil and colored pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2024 // A vegetarian take on the classic deli sandwich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/904c3017-9a08-4024-8bc0-ef4bf7ff6876/DE70D6DC-4AE7-4468-A065-FEBCEEB4098E.jpg Drawings "Burt the Newfoundland" // Graphite pencil on paper // 8.5" X 10.5" // 2022 // A portrait of my dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/33d86b66-91c9-4576-b147-15b27b50e5dc/IMG_7713.jpeg Drawings "Self-Portrait" // Graphite pencil on paper // 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/1703866841573-S86XIA533AC8Y1ZDJHUS/IMG-1671.jpg Drawings "Portrait of My Mother" // Graphite pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // My mother in a photo I snapped--a natural smile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/653b0d2d3ec1bc42c37a1242/126971f8-2bc0-4132-822e-217819e664a9/IMG-1695.jpg Drawings "Mars" // Colored pencil on paper // 4.5" X 6" // 2020 // A study of shiny treats with colored pencil.