Palestinian artist born in Beit Lahem, lives and works in Beit Lahem

Samar Ghattas creates watercolors in a delicate miniaturesque manner. When looking at her work, one thinks of mosaics and inlaid precious stones. Some Palestinian artists draw the horrors of war and some draw dreams of escape, in Ghattas's watercolors, the two are combined. At first the watercolors seems to be further, one can observe their darker side. For instance, the image of a quaint doorway when looked at more closely is a doorway strewn with stumbling stones.