I am a juried fine art photographer who has studied Jewish philosophy for several years, a background that gives me unique insight into symbolism and style of Jewish artists. My mother was a landscape artist who studied in Ottawa with the well known landscape artist, Henri Masson, in turn a student of the Arhur Lismer of the famous Canadian Group of Seven. She was juried later in life by the Jewish Pomegranate Guild for her embroidery work. As a Jewish artist, she befriended other listed Jewish artists such as Saul Field and Yudel Podeswa here in Canada, and the world renowned French artist...more