Joeralt

I remember myself doodling drawing and sketching from very early childhood so I guess I am one of those lucky ones who knew from the very start what is their vocation and calling. Growing up as I did in a small picturesque town, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains a resort area with beautiful forests, majestic mountains and many small creeks all of which have no doubt contributed significantly to my appreciation of Nature and the great Inspiring power that has evolved slowly into a desire to become an artist.At the age of 13, my family immigrated to Israel and in my high school years I took some courses in drawing , painting and woodcarving but it was only after completing the military service that I have started to study art in a more consistent and serious way.Unfortunately, in the years of my formal Art Education, the dominant trend in art schools was the all pervasive Abstraction and my main interest was more in direction of the Classical and Expressionism, so I had to teach myself much of the Academic approach trough observation, going to museums ,studying the Old Masters, reading much on the subject and occasionally taking a class in specific techniques that were related to the study of human anatomy, color theories and classical painting techniques.