Chani Cohen Zada

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Chani Cohen ZadaDaffodils, 2022

Chani Cohen Zada, Daffodils

oil on canvas
100 × 120 cm
39 × 47 in

About the Artwork

Daffodils captures a fleeting moment of beauty in the Israeli landscape, where delicate wildflowers emerge among rocks, trees, and rugged terrain. Rising from the earth in graceful clusters, the daffodils bring light and vitality to their surroundings, announcing the renewal of life after the winter rains. Through careful observation and sensitive brushwork, Chani Cohen Zada celebrates the quiet resilience of nature and the enduring capacity of the land to bloom anew.

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Wild daffodils are among the treasured seasonal flowers of the Land of Israel. Appearing during the cooler months, they transform rocky hillsides and open spaces with their elegant blossoms. Their emergence often feels unexpected, as beauty suddenly reveals itself amidst landscapes that may otherwise appear rugged and untamed.

In this painting, Cohen Zada places the flowers within their natural setting rather than isolating them as decorative subjects. The surrounding rocks, trees, and earth are given equal attention, creating a sense of harmony between the blossoms and the environment from which they emerge. The flowers are not separate from the landscape; they are an expression of it.

The composition reflects the artist's commitment to close observation. Every element, from the texture of the stones to the subtle variations in foliage, contributes to the painting's atmosphere of authenticity and stillness. Rather than idealizing nature, Cohen Zada invites viewers to encounter it directly, discovering beauty through attentive looking.

The daffodils themselves become symbols of renewal and hope. Emerging from rocky soil, they remind us that growth often occurs in unexpected places and that moments of beauty can arise from even the most challenging conditions. Their presence transforms the landscape without overwhelming it, bringing grace and light while remaining rooted in the earth.

Daffodils ultimately celebrates the quiet miracles of the natural world. Through patience and observation, the viewer discovers a scene that speaks of resilience, renewal, and the enduring beauty woven into the landscape of the Land of Israel.

About the Artist — Chani Cohen Zada

One of the main obstacles that a novice painter encounters when he comes to paint from observation is a conceptual conflict. This is because everything is actually made up of two things: meaning, and substance. The mind, refers to the word through its meaning for us, and not through its materiality. And therefore the painter gives an iconic interpretation of what he sees, which is not compatible with reality. It takes a lot of hours of training to teach the brain to separate these two things and pass on to the painter the relevant information for the painting, which is the material interpretation only

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