Mara requested a painting of a tree. So, when hiking on the family farm in Marshall, I sketched this picture of her. There are several accent stamps of red flowers celebrating Israeli export. If you look closely, you see stamps of Israeli landscapes as well as Yellowstone National Park. Four versions of Herzl can be found and two references to Air France. A stamp commemorates the opening of a post office in the city of Tul Karem, in the West Bank. The city's name means "mount of vineyards." Interestingly, Mara sits on a tree overlooking a field to be transformed to a vineyard. In addition, part of an Israeli postcard depicting a shepherdess and her sheep is incorporated in the background. After making this piece, I learned that biodynamic vineyards use sheep to graze between the vines.
