Marlene Burns
Marlene Burns breathes life into Hebrew prayers, psalms and holidays onto canvas. In her most recent series of Judaic expressions, Marlene, an accomplished abstract expressionist, is combining her love of Judaism and the liturgy. She prepares herself by studying the meaning and commentary before approaching the easel, and continues by chanting or singing the prayer throughout her process. Each image is paired with a translation and interpretation by the artist. For the first time, Marlene is reproducing her work as fine art greeting cards, framed reproductions and giclees.
Marlene and Ken
Kavanah press
www.kavanahpress.com
Marlene is donating a large percentage of her profits back to Homegrown Judaica to keep this site going and improving!
Marlene and Ken
Kavanah press
www.kavanahpress.com
Marlene is donating a large percentage of her profits back to Homegrown Judaica to keep this site going and improving!
Avot V'imahot by Marlene Burns
Avot V’Imahot, the first paragraph of the Amidah that acknowledges our Patriarchs and Matriarchs, is laced with symbolism. The orbs represent our forefathers with additional imagery within each. Also included are the steps and bowing that make up the choreography of this powerful prayer.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Berchot HaHaftarah by Marlene Burns
Berchot HaHaftarah, expresses the power of the words of the Prophets, particularly during times of exile when only they were dared to be studied. The design is based on the cantillation marks of the Haftarah trope. The words of our prophets symbolized in silver streaks, cut through the darkness of our exiles.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Berchot HaTorah by Marlene Burns
This expression of the Torah Blessings, Berchot Ha-Torah, is rich with covert symbolism of the revelation of Torah at Mt. Sinai, the five books of Moses, the masked opening and closing letters and gematria,. The concept of embracing Torah is central to the composition.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Chanukah Nes Gadol by Marlene Burns
The festival of Chanukah is expressed via the oldest symbol in Judaism, the menorah. The fiery center represents the miracle of the Maccabee’s victory as well as the lasting of the oil. In the same way we remember and celebrate the festival of lights, the branches of the Chanukiah embrace the miracles and spread out the joy.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Hadlakat HaNerot by Marlene Burns
Hadlakat HaNerot, blessing over Shabbat candles, expresses the juxtaposition of the work week and the holy day of the Sabbath. The three orbs represent the three commandments, specific to women, with the glowing feminine aspect of G-d, the shechina overhead.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Hallelujah by Marlene Burns
Hallelujah, Psalm 51, is one of the penitential psalms of King David. Many of the verses are included in our services today. This expression symbolizes the power of prayer with an allusion of the prayer shawl, complete with proper wrappings and knottings.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Haray At M'kudeshet Li by Marlene Burns
Haray at M’kudeshet li expresses the vows said at the wedding ceremony. Mystically, it is a reenactment of what transpired between G-d and the Israelites with the revelation of Torah. There are overt symbols of two souls becoming one and the shevah berachot.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Havdallah by Marlene Burns
The symbols of Havdallah are more overtly shown in this expression of the prayers that mark the end of Shabbat . The tri-wicked candle, the Kiddush cup and the spices flow around and through the image of double circles, representing the two souls we are given on the Holy day.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Kaddish Yatom by Marlene Burns
The Kaddish Yatom is an appropriate condolence card with the central theme of affirming life and sanctifying G-d’s name through the mourning period. The Kabbalistic meditation for this prayer is included as a teaching on the back with visual references of a seven runged ladder, central to the design.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Misheberach by Marlene Burns
The Misheberach healing prayer expresses the connection between the one who gives and receives this prayer. We ask G-d for speed and completeness, as shown in the diagonal lines and whole circles. Greens and lavenders were chosen for their healing qualities.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Passover by Marlene Burns
This Passover message alludes to our journey from slavery to freedom, with symbols of the pyramids and Mt. Sinai revealed.
Colors were chosen to highlight the springtime and our renewal as we examine the enslavement of the Israelites and ourselves.Product description.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
Colors were chosen to highlight the springtime and our renewal as we examine the enslavement of the Israelites and ourselves.Product description.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Rosh Hashanah Akeidah by Marlene Burns
The Akedah, the binding of Isaac, is used as the expression for the Rosh HaShanah image. The left side of the painting shows Abraham’s ten trials and the right side shows the realm of perfect faith attained with the whole circle and the image of a shofar, the horn of the ram which was sacrificed instead of Isaac.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Shema by Marlene Burns
The artistic expression of the Sh’ma is as strong as the words themselves, with the trope marks hidden in the design,. The twelve drips of paint, representing the twelve sons of Israel, reference a midrash that is shared on the back of the card as a teaching.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
Shir Lamaalot by Marlene Burns
Shir Lama lot, Psalm 121, is a psalm of ascension, also called Eso Aynai. According to Kabbalah, these words will protect a new mother and her child. This expression superimposes a cradled child over a hamsa, an ancient amulet of good luck. A perfect greeting for an expectant or new mother.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00
V'Ahavta by Marlene Burns
“V’Ahavtah” is the first word following the Sh’ma, meaning “And you shall love…”
The cantilliation marks for chanting this word are boldly expressed in black. The pattern for binding tefillin, as commanded in this first paragraph, runs along the bottom. The allusion to tzitzit flows through the painting.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
The cantilliation marks for chanting this word are boldly expressed in black. The pattern for binding tefillin, as commanded in this first paragraph, runs along the bottom. The allusion to tzitzit flows through the painting.
This image has been beautifully reproduced on archival-quality, acid-free somerset velvet paper with a 1" border for framing. It is hand signed and titled by the artist and is numbered (limited edition.) Giclees on gloss canvas, stretched (1.5" depth with gallery wrap and mirrored image) and unstretched (with a 2.5" border) are available and are hand signed and enhanced with paint by the artist. All reproductions come in a variety of sizes not listed here. This design is also available as a card on this site. Please contact www.kavanahpress.com for price lists and special orders.
$
150.00