Tiny pictures, big stories

Forget about a thousand words crammed into a picture. Think instead of a thought, an emotion, a life history drawn in a few well-placed lines. That's the art of Giliah Litwack. Giliah, an artist who specializes in line-drawings, especially of women in everyday situations, has the ability to create a mood in under ten strokes of the pen. A girl looking off in the distance, called "Now" evokes the wistfulness of daydreaming. A couple embracing in "My Needing" speaks of why we hold onto each other so tightly. 

When so many artists focus on the sensational, Giliah draws attention to the quiet moments, the subtle shifts in emotional temperature that build -- or destroy -- relationships. Some of her art is even physically small -- "micro-minis" that capture an entire setting in pictures small enough to fit inside your hand. Check her out at giliah.com, and see an artist who gets maximum power out of a few deft strokes.