LISA EDELSTEIN developed her art practice during the Covid pandemic by creating her own coloring book based on old family photos. Beginning with magic markers she soon shifted to watercolors and finally to oil. The old photos conjured a time when pictures were spontaneous and captured something more authentic than today's composed, overly considered photographs. Working as an actress for most of her adult life, she found that images with personal narratives and caught moments were the most resonant. The old pictures conjured a time when photos were spontaneous, sometimes capturing unintended truths, much more so than today's composed, overly considered images. Edelstein's practice is contemplative and reflective, intimate, personal and extremely rigorous. Through the lens of both the female and Jewish gaze, she draws you in, welcoming you into her family while also holding a mirror up to your own.