olha pryymak

A little vignette of some people working in the lovely Leila’s cafe this Friday.

This past Thursday was the Royal Academy Summer show submission day, so there were no pictures here for a few days. While there, saw lots of lost-looking artists with telling bubble-wrapped canvases in their hands – all waterproof, except mine, and I cycled; almost got blown off the road by the wind -has been very blustery in London recently; and I totally overestimated what I can carry in my trusty Brompton front basket. And of course it rained on the way. So wish me luck…

Third 20×20 cm painting of the shiny Queen Victoria street in the City.

2010, oil on hardboard, 20×20 cm, £225 via GoFigurative

Trying to make the best of the situation, I took a day trip to Lviv to go on my usual gallery run. Thanks to a help from  dear friend, I was pleasantly surprised to find two new galleries offering superb content.  Marta Hrytsyk’s Vitamins show at LvivArt was my absolute favoarite. Meanwhile I run out of my hardboard to paint on and experimenting with new materials: copper plated board.

6×6 in, oil on copper plated panel, 2010, for sale on Etsy