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In order to make a living, most artists teach or work in design or another profession within the realm of the artworld. Marc Provisor’s vocation entails preventing terrorism. But the security expert and artist are not split identities, each one of these parts of his life inform and enrich the other. From the counter-terrorism perspective, the painter’s mind can see the full picture and come up with creative solutions to challenges presented in the security world. In his paintings, Marc processes his profound feelings of pain and anger that emanate from the experience of horrific violent events on both sides of the political divide, as well as an expression of his deep love for the land. Marc developed a series of paintings that are very dark, raw and forceful to address the terror he has seen. Contrariwise he created a series of soft realistic landscapes. In the middle of both of these extremes, are landscapes that bubble over with emotion, infused with intense vibrant color that imbue a temperament into the rocks, hills and vegetation. This is Judea and Samaria filtered through the lens of Marc’s experiences. Gazing at these panoramas one is struck with either a boiling anger, a sensual magnetism or a cool depression. Many of these landscapes even have anthropomorphic elements. They are sculptural with a dense impression of volume, permeated by light that is often earie and chimerical. These allegorical vistas are not just informed by the landscapes Marc sees when he drives his 4x4 to make sure the villages in Judea and Samaria are secure but also the inner landscapes of his heart, mind and soul.