Raquel Sanchez

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Raquel SanchezWe art all just visitors, 2026

Raquel Sanchez, We art all just visitors

oil on canvas
120 × 120 cm
47 × 47 in

About the Artwork

We are all just visitors initially presents itself as a tranquil landscape. In the foreground, a rocky cliff or hillside overlooks the shore, where touches of yellow flowers bring warmth to the scene and white birds hover above. Beyond it, a silvery beach meets the sea as gentle waves approach the shore. Sea and sky merge softly toward an indistinct horizon, creating a sense of openness, stillness, and calm.

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Yet the viewer's attention is gradually drawn toward something unexpected: a pale rectangular form rising near the center of the composition. It seems strangely out of place within the natural landscape. The more one tries to look beyond it, the more insistently it draws the eye.

Slowly, the mysterious form begins to suggest meaning. Is it a Holy Book? Is it the Holy Temple? Perhaps it is both. Within its center, barely discernible Hebrew letters seem to emerge, suggesting the sacred letters of Hashem's Name. What at first appeared almost incidental becomes the spiritual center of the entire painting.

It is this discovery that gives We art all just visitors its deeper meaning. The beauty of the natural world—the flowers, birds, sea, earth, and sky—may captivate us, but the painting asks us to look beyond the beauty of creation toward its Creator. Hashem created this magnificent world with purpose: that we search for Him, recognize His presence within creation, and place Him at the center of our lives.

We may admire and enjoy the world around us, but ultimately it does not belong to us. We are all just visitors in Hashem's beautiful world.

About the Artist — Raquel Sanchez

“When I was asked about the Intuitive Nature of my painting, I responded by speaking about capturing the surreal and placing it into the poetic real by allowing the canvas and paints to be particularly present in a dancing moment. I don’t create. I simply become part of creating.”

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