Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023
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Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023
Acrylic and oil on canvas,
36” x 48”, 2023
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For sale. Available in “shop”
Acrylic and oil on canvas,
40” x 30”, 2023
Acrylic and oil on canvas,
48” x 72”, 2024
Acrylic, spray, ink on canvas,
38” x 42”, 2023
Arylic and Oil on canvas,
40” x 30”, 2023
Acrylic, ink and spray on canvas in black frame,
38” x 42”, 2023
Acrylic and oil on canvas in black wooden frame,
48” x 36”, 2023
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023
“Eternal Bouquets” is a collection of abstract, expressionistic paintings that comment on a constant yearning for acceptance and the meaning behind receiving floral bouquets. The paintings act as instruments of recognition, allowing the audience to accept themselves in this congratulatory era, honoring a moment to celebrate the joy of simply being.
Drawing inspiration from the 17th C. Dutch tradition of floral still-lives as well as the spiritual art of Hilma Af Klimt, the Eternal Bouquets respond to a common sensitivity for the worthiness of praise. While we live in a digital world of meaningless likes and congratulations, what we often forget to do is congratulate ourselves for the ways in which we overcome immense pressure everyday.
The paintings mark the significance of time and create a sense of occasion through a profusion of neon petals, abstract leaves and natural forms. The formal qualities of the work responds to the urge for recognition and acceptance by offering an intentional visual gift. Gender aside, anyone can enjoy the natural beauty that flowers invite into a room. We must live here and now in the most beautiful moment we can manifest.
The paintings also hint at life's impermanence. A close viewing of the paintings requires taking a pause. Though the canvases seem decorative at first glance, by slowing down and concentrating on the composition, the viewer is reminded of the generosity of nature and the importance of showing gratitude - to others and ourselves.
Eternal Bouquets — A Solo Fine Art Exhibition
Featuring paintings by artist Rachel Berkowitz at Great Art Space, Beverly Hills
The groundbreaking work of international award-winning artist Rachel Berkowitz has been selected to be featured at Great Art Space gallery in Beverly Hills for the month of August & September. This solo painting exhibition will be available for viewing for one month beginning August 9th. The opening reception will take place on August 12th from 7pm - 9pm.
“Eternal Bouquets” is a collection of abstract, expressionistic paintings that comment on a constant yearning for acceptance and the meaning behind receiving floral bouquets. The paintings act as instruments of recognition, allowing the audience to accept themselves in this congratulatory era, honoring a moment to celebrate the joy of simply being.
Drawing inspiration from the 17th C. Dutch tradition of floral still-lives as well as the spiritual art of Hilma Af Klimt, the Eternal Bouquets respond to a common sensitivity for the worthiness of praise. While we live in a digital world of meaningless likes and congratulations, what we often forget to do is congratulate ourselves for the ways in which we overcome immense pressure everyday.
The paintings mark the significance of time and create a sense of occasion through a profusion of neon petals, abstract leaves and natural forms. The formal qualities of the work responds to the urge for recognition and acceptance by offering an intentional visual gift. Gender aside, anyone can enjoy the natural beauty that flowers invite into any room. We must live here and now in the most beautiful moment we can manifest.
The paintings also hint at life's impermanence. A close viewing of the paintings requires taking a pause. Though the canvases seem decorative at first glance, by slowing down and concentrating on the composition, the viewer is reminded of the generosity of nature and the importance of showing gratitude - to others and ourselves.
Great Art Space: 9465 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 Open Tuesday – Saturday | 11 AM – 5 PM www.greatartspace.com
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023
Oil on canvas,
60” x 72”, 2024
Oil on canvas,
48” x 60”
2024. Sold
Oil on canvas,
60” x 72”, 2024
Acrylic, charcoal, spray paint on canvas
46” x 44”, 2022.
Sold
Oil on canvas,
40” x 40”, 2024
Oil on canvas,
36” x 48”, 2024
Oil on canvas,
36” x 48”, 2024
48”x48”
acrylic on canvas, 2021.
Sold
48” x 48”
Acrylic on canvas, 2022
Sold
Mixed media on canvas,
60” x 72”, 2024
Sold.
Mixed media on canvas,
36” x 60”, 2024
Acrylic, sand, charcoal on canvas
48” x 48”, 2022.
Sold
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2023.
Sold
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2024
Rachel Berkowitz x Greg Berman,
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2024
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2024
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 52”, 2023
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
40” x 40”, 2023
Sold.
Acrylic and Oil on canvas,
36” x 36”, 2024
Sold
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2023
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2023
Sold.
60” x 48”,
Mixed Media on canvas, 2022
Sold.
Acrylic, sand, stone, oil, charcoal on canvas,
52” x 46”, 2022
Sold.
Acrylic, sand, stone, oil on canvas,
36” x 36”, 2022
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
40”x40”, 2020
Sold.
40” x 30”,
Mixed Media on canvas, 2022
Acrylic on canvas,
36” x 48”, 2022
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 48”, 2023
Acrylic on canvas,
36” x 36”, 2023
sold.
Oil on canvas,
24” x 24”, 2024
Diptych
Acrylic, oil, stone, charcoal on canvas
36”x 24”, 2022
Mixed Media on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2021
Sold
48” x 60”
Mixed media on canvas, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 48”, 2020
Acrylic on canvas,
40”x40”, 2020. Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2021
Sold
Acrylic & Sand on canvas
40” x 40”, 2022
36” x 48”, 2022
Sold
48” x 48”,
Mixed media on canvas, 2022
Sood
6ft x 4ft
Mixed Media on wooden Panel. 2020
Acrylic, plastic, carbon oxide, wax, Spanish sea moss, air plants on canvas
36”x60”, 2021
Biophilic Harmonies✨
I’ve been retracing my steps as a painter back towards my nature-centric abstracts, away from all recognizable forms and symbols.
As I approach my art making in a therapeutic format, the process of creation is inspired by what calms, brings joy, and most importantly, life. In all senses, the natural world forever amazes me.
When creating artwork for interior spaces, the work aims to transport the viewer into a meditative state of mind. The artwork flows with the design aspects of the space, and incorporates a passion for plants within the artwork itself.
As this artwork lives and breathes with living air-plants, it interacts with the space on a spiritual level. Modern decor and natural growth have created the perfect fusion between man and nature.
36” x 60”
Mixed media on canvas. 2020.
Sold.
Acrylic, plastic, carbon oxide, wax, Spanish sea moss, air plants on canvas
36”x48”, 2021
Acrylic on canvas,
60” x48”, 2021.
Sold
Acrylic, plastic, carbon oxide, wax, Spanish sea moss, air plants on canvas
18”x18”, 2021
Acrylic, sand, charcoal, coffee, oil on canvas
18” x 48”, 2022
Mixed Media on canvas,
48”x48”, 2021
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
40”x40”, 2020
Sold
Oil on canvas
22” x 24”, 2019
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 36”
2020. Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
36” x 48”, 2022
Sold
Acrylic on canvas
48”x 36” . 2020
Sold
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 36”. 2020
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 48”. 2020
Sold
Oil on canvas
40”x30”. 2018
Sold
Oil on canvas
38” x 42”. 2019
Sold
40x30”, 2018
Mixed media on canvas
SOLD.
Acrylic and oil on canvas,
48” x 60”, 2024
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas,
60” x 48”, 2021, Sold.
40x30”
Oil on Canvas, 2016
SOLD.
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 30” 2020
Sold.
40x30”
Oil on canvas, 2016
SOLD.
Acrylic on canvas
18”x22”. 2020
Sold.
Acrylic on canvas
18”x 22”. 2020
Mixed media on canvas,
48”x36”, 2021, Sold.
60” x 72”
Oil on Canvas
2018
SOLD.
Acrylic on canvas,
49”x30”, 2020, Sold.
Oil on canvas
30” x40”. 2020. Sold
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 30”, 2020
Sold.
Mixed media on canvas, 36”x36”, 2016
Oil on canvas,
40”x40”, 2020
Oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2020
Oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2020
Oil on canvas
30” x 35”
2019
Sold.
Watercolor on paper
20” x 30”
2017
sold.
Oil on canvas
76cm x 102cm
Oil on canvas
76cm x 102cm
SOLD.
Oil on canvas
76cm x 102cm
Acrylic on Canvas
36x48”, 2015
SOLD.
sold.
40x30”
Oil on Canvas, 2016
Currently for sale at “HOUSE OF G&C” in Larchmont Village, Los Angeles
20x30”
oil on canvas
SOLD
30x40”
Oil on Canvas
SOLD.
Mixed Media on canvas
20x30”
multimedia on canvas
70cm x 50cm
Acrylic on canvas
51cm x 76cm
Acrylic on wood
122cm x 53.5cm
Mixed media on paper.
Various sizes.
The work starts with a study of human connections, especially the spiritual ties that bind us together - as partners, as communities, as human society. Using colour and abstraction, spiritual signs and meanings are discovered and explored, creating meditative images. These images are not derived from religious roots or texts, but from an in-depth study of naturally occurring powers and elements across the cosmos. Meditating on the vastness of space and the unknown challenges us to find meaning. Supernatural powers are translated by the mind into emotions - feelings of calm or anxiety, exhilaration or doubt. Ultimately, it is human connections that bring meaning to these emotions.
Inspired by Space
SOLD.
Acrylic on canvas,
40” x 30”, 2024
Artist Statement
The series of large oil paintings and video piece reference risk and chance, allowing for contemplation about personal choices and decisions. The work depicts captivating, desirable worlds, composed of abstracted elements from popular gambling machines against backdrops of natural scenery. Just as our surroundings subconsciously influence our deepest desires, the landscapes invite the viewer to enter and remain engrossed.
This new space turns into an escape from reality. The work seeks to create a feeling, rather than convey a single message about the nature of risk taking. The aim is to achieve a feeling similar to that of “machine zone”, where viewers become preoccupied and unaware of what attracted them.
Initial inspiration for the work drew from observations of gamblers in Las Vegas casinos and scenery from a cross-country road trip. Additional research led to a deeper exploration of the psychology of gambling, the role of monetary rewards and the seductive properties of colors and symbols. In the paintings, the vibrant colors and imagery of slot machine are integrated into surreal landscapes. Motifs, such as crystals, cherries and lucky flowers, create a subconscious association to gambling and the expectation of monetary rewards. Nature itself is valued as a form of currency.
The work also incorporates spiritual symbols to explore the human need for constant affirmation - from mystical divinations predicting fate to lucky objects like amulets. Featuring mountains, rock formations and glaciers, the landscapes play with notions of chance and choice. They depict nature as both a spiritual force and source of contemplation when facing important life decisions.
Oil on canvas, 155cm x 130
Oil on canvas, 170cm x 150cm, 2019
Oil on canvas, 160cm x 150cm
Oil on canvas
60”x48”, 2019
Oil on canvas, 48” x 60”
SOLD.
“Sometimes it happens that the most insane thought, the most impossible conception, will become so fixed in one’s head that at length one believes the thought or the conception to be reality. Moreover, if with the thought or the conception there is combined a strong, a passionate, desire, one will come to look upon the said thought or conception as something fated, inevitable, and foreordained—something bound to happen. Whether by this there is connoted something in the nature of a combination of presentiments, or a great effort of will, or a self-annulment of one’s true expectations, and so on, I do not know;”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Gambler, 1866
Are our lives determined by luck and fate, or decided by personal choices and the willingness to take risks?
These contrasting ideas struck me as I observed the obsessions of gamblers while visiting casinos in Las Vegas. I was especially intrigued by the gamblers seated at the ranks of slot machines. They appeared convinced that they could shape their play, that they could control their chances and win the prize, but their behaviors – their superstitions, talismans and repetitive game playing – suggested deeper beliefs in luck and fate. Like the gamblers, our lives are full of both chance and choice. The human mind is calculating and making decisions each day, some with consequences and others banal, but we are also driven by irrational desires and the thrill of pursuing our passions. I wondered: are we all gamblers?
When gambling, there are always three elements at the forefront of the gambler’s mind:
Consideration, Chance and Prize. The oil paintings and drawings in this exhibit explore these concepts, and the state of mind of the gambler, through imagery from slot machines and symbols with religious and spiritual origins. The themes of temptation, superstition, fortune and belief are shown through various gambling icons and lost languages from ancient texts. The language symbols refer to ancient civilizations where different forms of gambling and gaming began. From the Romans, to ancient China, to the Rig Veda hymn from ancient India, gambling was ever present in all forms of societies from history. Las Vegas is known as the present-day mecca for gamblers worldwide.
In the three oil paintings, I aim to capture both the aesthetic and allure of the slot machines. The structure of the machines is abstracted, with the physical form of slots and reels left faintly outlined. Slot machines are designed to be eye-catching, and along with flashing lights, they deploy their own color theory to attract audiences from a distance. The vibrant, powerful colors of the most popular machines, specifically the “Double Diamond” slots, informed my colour palette. The intricate, almost mechanical movements of the machine’s technology are assembled by purposeful brush strokes. The styles of Kandinsky and Klee heavily influenced the way these paintings allow for colorful, busily-formatted composition. The large scale of the paintings is intended to entice and captivate the viewer, to make real the gambler’s obsession and heightened arousal from the sensory stimuli of the slot machines. The colors and composition are used to mimic the the state of mind of the slots players, commonly known as “Machine Zone”. This head-space allows for a complete immersion into the risk taking game, where the sense of time is lost, there is no awareness of the physical body, and obsessive thoughts about monetary rewards dominate.
My exploration of the gambler’s mind has only just begun. From these initial studies, I plan to investigate the full range of emotional states we experience in a casino, drawing from observation, literature and scientific sources – and personal experience. Taking my ideas much further, I intend to use virtual reality to move beyond the limitations of 2D art forms. The technology will enable me to incorporate choices and risks into the experience, recreating the “Machine Zone” and producing unique artistic expressions that are informed by the viewer’s interactions. As an installation, the project will immerse viewers in different games of chance, where the risk to reward ratio is unquantifiable and where random actions can determine their fate. This will allow the viewers to become aware of their emotional state as a gambler, whether in the casino or in life.
Oil on canvas,
6ft x 4ft, 2018
SOLD.
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
60” x 48” , 2018
SOLD.
Oil on Canvas,
60” x 48”
SOLD.
Oil on canvas, 60” x 48”, 2019
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
2020
Ink on paper, 30x20"
Pen on paper 30x20"
Pen on paper 30x20"
Ink on paper, 30x20"
Oil on canvas,
24” x 36”
2019. SOLD.
Oil on canvas
24” x 36”
2020
Oil on canvas, 100cm x 120cm
24” x 36”,
Oil on canvas, 2019,
SOLD.
Oil on canvas
24” x 30”, 2019
Oil on canvas
60”x48”. 2019
sold.
Oil on canvas,
24” x 36”
2019.sold.
Oil on canvas
24” x 36. 2020
sold
Oil on canvas
24” x 36”
2019.
I’m still here folks
Mixed media on canvas
58” x 46”
2020
Oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2020
Oil and charcoal on canvas
58” x 42”
2020
Oil on canvas
58” x 42”
2020
Oil on canvas
58” x 42”
2020
52” x 48”
oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
2020
Oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2020
18” x 22”
oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
50” x 32”
2020
Ink on paper
15” x 10”
Ink on paper , 8” x 10”
Ink on paper, 11” x 19”
Commissioned mural for a home on the Netflix show “Selling Sunset”
Modernist Mural for a master bedroom at “The Harland” apartment complex, West Hollywood, Los Angeles.
8ft x 12ft
2019
White chalk, black wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvjgD2cwMGg
September 2015
Oil & Acrylic on canvas,
50” x 40”, 2021
Art Show at 6128 Wilshire Blvd
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas, 30”x 20”
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Oil on canvas,
30” x 40”, 2020
Oil on wood.
9.5x4 ft
Paper, acrylic, wood, nails
SOLD- Proceeds to charity via auction.
Charcoal & ink drawings
& small watercolor paintings
pencil on paper
12x18
pencil, charcoal on paper
12x18
T u r t l e m a r k s {Made by my turtles}
Hard ground zinc etching
These abstract etchings were created by my two baby turtles walking across the soft ground on top of a zinc plate.
Soft ground zinc etching with colored gambi paper
Red inc soft ground zinc etching
“I think women are inclined more than men to be self-destructive.” Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
The work explores the truth behind the female fantasy of self-love, romanticism and self-expression. The paintings act as vessels of communicative expression through physical conversations between the two artists, Berkowitz & Navarro. Both artists go against the stereotypes of the passive female, claiming their inner gospel with intense vulnerability, funneled by a bold, femme-fatale essence.
The process of creating the work began with raw canvases; materiality using color and texture were then carefully introduced. Through intense mark marking, the paintings channel similar gestural components to 20th century queens, Joan Mitchell and Lee Krasner. “Unholy sanity” unites Abstract Expressionism, with hints of contemporary culture.
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
60” x 48”, 2022
$5700
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
58” x 58”, 2022
$4500
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
56” x 46”, 2022
$5200
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
36” x 24”, 2022
$2200
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
36” x 36”, 2022
$3200
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
36” x 36”, 2022
$3200
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic, oil, spray paint and charcoal on canvas
36” x 24”, 2022
$2222
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic on canvas,
60" x 60", 2024
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic on canvas,
60" x 60", 2024
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic on canvas,
60" x 72", 2024
Rachel Berkowitz x Perola Navarro
Acrylic on canvas,
48" x 60", 2024
The dawn of a new relationship can feel like so many things. Each one, a small piece of a greater puzzle that makes up one romantic union. Doubt, fear, and past trauma are balanced by hope, excitement, and new love. The emotional complexity can be boundless and overwhelming, so consider this a way of observing two separate halves of one heart, coming together, finding a balance, and setting sail on a wonderfully vulnerable journey.
Oil on Canvas,
60” x 48”,
2017
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