Each week to go along with my Eternal Jew postings at The Times of Israel (TOI), I produce an image related to the story. Generally, those images come from some very old books I own that are now in the public domain, including Picturesque Palestine and Picturesque Egypt, but I also scour Wikimedia Commons for useful images I can transform. Usually those images are black and white engravings, which I then “colorize” in various ways, merge with other images, and/or redraw using a collection of electronic tools.
Nancy usually helps me pick a favorite from the 10 to 20 alternatives I produce, but often the competition is pretty close. Below is a slideshow of some of my favorite runners-up preceded by the original images.
