‫בס”ד‬
Elisheva Shira
Tel: (972) 2 993 2527
PO Box 66, Bat Ayin,
Gush Etzion, 90913 Israel
artelisheva@yahoo.com
www.elishira.com
Elisheva Shira is an American-born and trained artist living in Israel. She holds a Bachelor's degree
from Parson's School of Design in N.Y.C. and a Master’s of Fine Art from Suny New Paltz. She
has exhibited her work in the U.S. and abroad. She is now living in the hills outside of Jerusalem,
Israel, with her husband and five children. She paints as a means to express the beauty, warmth
and spiritual simplicity of everyday lives in Israel, as well as the incredible wonder of the Land that
surrounds them.
Artist’s Statement
The paintings are a visual expression of a spiritual journey using the form of portrait, landscape
or abstracted images. This internal quest is about finding and reclaiming all the lost places
within.
The work is mainly in pastel and oils. I feel an affinity to these mediums with their immediacy,
vibrancy of color and beautiful texture. I have over 30 years of experience with the craft
of painting. I push the boundaries of the medium. My paintings are fresh and surprise the
viewer. I use my skills to successfully integrate the lively play of light and color to bring my
message of thanks, praise and illumination of the world and The Creator.
My recent work “The Lost Princess Series” has been an exciting continuation of my
representational subject with a liberating move towards a more fantasy-based image. This
more dream-like subject moves towards a very intuitive, feminine and internal realm. I have
transcended objective reality- freeing myself - to take greater leaps with the color, line, and
imagery. I evoke a spiritual experience, energy and beauty that is accessible to all. I push the
boundaries of what is “real” and felt. My gift to the viewer is to convey a spiritual depth that
is always present - to be seen with the eyes, as well as with the heart.
C.V.
1986
Parson’s School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
1986
Parson’s Graduate Show
1986-1988
Art Students League, New York
1989
Taught Freshman Year Drawing and Design, New Paltz University
1990
Masters of Fine Art, New Paltz University
1990
Art Center Graduate Exhibition, New Paltz University
1991
New Paltz Visual Art Center Exhibition
Voted “Best in Show”
2004
Gush Etzion Judaica Center Exhibition
2003-2009
Taught Art, Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin, Israel
1992-2010
Taught painting privately
All paintings and pastels are done on the highest quality materials.
Oils on canvas or linen. Pastels are printed on Le Carte, Sennelier Pastel Card.
All small paintings can be ordered as commissions on large pieces / Canvas or Pastel.
Commissions can be ordered using photographs.
Judaica
Wedding
Oil on Board 60cm x 70cm
Young Boy with Torah Scroll
Oil on Canvas 30cm x 37cm
Transcendental Prayer
Oil on Canvas 70cm x 90cm
Sukkot Devotion Lulav and Estrog
Oil on Canvas 60cm x 70cm
Jewish Shepherd Boy
Boy Writing
Oil on Canvas 40cmX50cm
Mother and Daughter Shema
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 60cm
Mother with Child in Prayer
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 70cm
Brit Millah from Women's Side of the Mehitsah
Pastel 35cm X 50cm
Lighting Candles with Reflection
30cm x 33cm
Women Praying at Grave of Rabbi Shimon -Mount Meron
Pastel 35cm x 50cm
Rebbe Writing
Pastel 20cm x 30cm
Tattie Learning with the Boys
Oil on Canvas 35cm x 40cm
Mother and Daughter Candle Lighting
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 60cm
Boy with Torah Scroll
Pastel Sketch 20cm X 10 cm
The Lost Princess
Reflecting Sky Dance
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Shoshannah Elyon {Levels Above}
Pastel 50cm X 70cm
Mystic Chaos
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
The Lost Princess Crying
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Out of the Forest
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
A Narrow Bridge
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Home
Pastel 20cm x 30cm
The Frame
Detail Pastel 20cm x 30cm
Running
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Heart’s Prayer
Pastel 50cm x 70 cm
Life Line
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Drawing in Blessings
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Waking the Viceroy
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Ruth: The Harvest
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Raising the Panther’s Path
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Archer
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Nurturing Mother
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Leap of Faith
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Still Life
Lemons and Morning Light
Calla Lilies
Oil on Canvas 80cm x 60cm
Roses with Reflections
Oil on Canvas 40cm x 60cm
Root Vegetables
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Pomegrantes
Oil on Canvas 20cm x 30cm
Beets
Dynamic Beet
Pastel 20cm x 30cm
Beets in Basket
Lemons and Red Roses
Oil on Canvas 70cm x 60cm
Cyclamen
Pastel on Paper 20cm x 30cm
Landscapes
Grape Vines with Red Barrels
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Fall Vines 1
Oil on Canvas 40cm x 60cm
Bales of Hay and Olive Trees
Pastel 25cm x 35cm
Sunny Lane
Pastel 30cm x 40cm
Beit Shemesh Fields
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Fall Orchard
Pastel 50cm x 65cm
Field 1
Pastel 25cm x 35cm
Batya’s Carob Tree
Pastel 30cm x 40cm
Table Set with Pomegrantes and Wine
Pastel 30cm x 40cm
Fall Vines
Pastel 50cm x 65cm
Winter Vines
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 40cm
Fall Vines with House
Oil on Canvas 40cm x 60cm
Spring Peach Blossoms
Pastel 50cm x 70cm
Spring Peach Blossoms
Pastel on Paper 20cm x 20cm
Garden Entrance
Pastel 30cm x 40cm
Judean Hills
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 70cm
Field 2
Pastel 25cm x 35cm
Shores of the Kinneret 1
Oil on Canvas 50cm x 70cm
Shores of Kinneret
Pastel 40cm x 50cm
Grassy Hillside Landscape
Pastel 20cm x 30cm
Fields in the Golan 3
Pastel 20cm x 30cm