olechko http://olechko.org little color compositions that speak about my own time Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Waiting for the tram http://olechko.org/2008-10-07/waiting-for-the-tram/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-07/waiting-for-the-tram/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:33:20 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=609 Waiting for the tram 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

Here’s another reflection on our tram trip to Podil. And about the summer. The bus (tram) stops are always full of interesting characters to check out.

Yuri Pikul for whom we (with Mindthegap)  developed gread appreciation after his first solo at Zeh this time has put out amazing figurative paintings. Check it out!

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2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

Mmm, it’s nasty outside, I got a cold and craving for some comfort food. Another installment of the chocolates from my mom’s gift box.

On show right now Vladislav Shereshvsky (I blogged about his baby faces before) put out his tounge in cheek Van Gogh copies at the Fund for Advancement of Arts in Kyiv (via artpages.org.ua).

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-06/chocolates-ii/feed/ The Baker http://olechko.org/2008-10-05/the-baker/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-05/the-baker/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:45:57 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=580 The Backer 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

She’s picking up a croissant for a customer. Seemed very much into what she was doing.  Love to observe the pride that small traders, owners of their business take. These s so much more relevance and importance in her moves then say, in the hired newspaper seller’s at the neighboring stall.

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-05/the-baker/feed/ Rainy day in http://olechko.org/2008-10-05/rainy-day-in/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-05/rainy-day-in/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:51:47 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=587 Yesterday we had to miss the local markets, except for the half hour at the very end, when we could pop out for some Thai spring rolls. It rained and rained and all there was left to do is think of the fun things that happened before and eat peanut butter sandwiches. My mouse has gotten into some of this peanut butter and now it’s extremely hard to browse, sigh.  This is one of the recent past memories: lovely Yulia has visited recently, whom we made fall in love withe East End and she took back to Washington one of my Natashas.

Dry walk, East London 2008 copic and ink pen on 130 lb paper by olechko Cafe by the Southwark cathedral 2008 copic and ink pen on 130 lb paper

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Tram at the stop 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

This is a bit of a childish rendition of a great idea.  Love the trams - those super slow public transport thingies in Kyiv that crawl slow-slow along the old streets. Number 15 goes from Ploscha Peremogy to Podil.   With our fascination with trains, we had to take this one just for the kicks, although it takes twice less time to just walk to Podil from our old place.

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Lutsk, Voli pr. 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper
St. James Park tube 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper

Lutsk, Voli pr. 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper

here I tried to depict the plehora of advertisement now ovewhelming our little Lutsk. It’s all of…

St. James Park station 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper

We use this tube stop to pop out of Central line to get to the center via the park.

Degas girl from National Gallery 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper

Gramophone at the antiques shop copic on 130 lb paper

Degas girl from National Gallery 2008 copic and ink on 130 lb paper

Drwan during the Talk and Drwa session at the National Gallery in London.

Gramophone at the antiques shop copic on 130 lb paper

Bought this gramophone for my friend Nabil at the antique shop in the basement of the Gallery on…

Damm square, Amsterdam 2008 copic and ink on 130 paper

Lutsk, towards Voli pr. 2008 Copic and ink on 130 lb paper

Damm square, Amsterdam 2008 copic and ink on 130 paper

Still reflecting on the recent trip to Netherlands - really loved their take on Gothic architectural…

Lutsk, turn into Voli pr. from the park 2008 Copic and ink on 130 lb paper

 

Decided to come back to my doodles, quite a few have accumulated since I last posted any here. Oh, and save the date to visit the upcoming show of one of my oils:

ING Discerning Eye opens in London from

13 - 23 November 2008
The Mall Galleries
The Mall 
London SW1 Y5BD

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-03/just-doodling/feed/ Chocolates http://olechko.org/2008-10-02/chocolates/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-02/chocolates/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:01:52 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=571 Chocolates 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm 

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

Mmm, with the arrival of cold weather, chocolates and sweets are all on my mind. I got this luscious box from my mom earlier. Ukrainians are big on their sweets. You can hardly show up at anybody’s doorstep without a box of some. The cakes (tort) is an altogether different story that needs another post ;)

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-02/chocolates/feed/ Blowing a dandelion http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/blowing-a-dandelion/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/blowing-a-dandelion/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:48:58 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=568 Blowing a dandelion 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

Last flowers of the year - Roma ate one accidently before he properly learned to blow at it. Not a pleasant experience from what I could decipher.

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/blowing-a-dandelion/feed/ First crop http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/first-crop/ http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/first-crop/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:30:40 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=561 First crop 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

The fall is here, so are the apples!  This was the first crop on our farm in Lutsk, so it was Romchyk’s first apple picking experience.

]]> http://olechko.org/2008-10-01/first-crop/feed/ Great-grandma’s shirt http://olechko.org/2008-09-29/great-grandmas-shirt/ http://olechko.org/2008-09-29/great-grandmas-shirt/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:03:51 +0000 olha pryymak http://olechko.org/?p=559 Great-grandma's shirt 2008 oil on panel 15x15 cm

2008 oil on panel 15×15 cm

Hannuska showed up one night at the Maydan club (Lutsk, Ukraine) in her great grand mother’s shirt (it was a folk band playing that night). The richness of embroidery gave away it’s origins. 

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