I had the privilege to participate in a workshop in tempera technique, followed by a workshop in the fresco technique. Having studied the images painted by great Renaissance artists such as Piero I was curious to try the fresco technique of painting on wet plaster in an unfinished industrial space, courtesy of the New Gallery at the Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, led by Zvi Tolkovsky. My results had vibrant color but clumsy drawing which left me with a deeper appreciation of the skills involved in creating complex paintings on walls…