olha pryymak

A cute small place of organic food on Broadway market. The hangings above the produce looked of super bright color today in the full-on sunshine.

Very pleased to announce the launch of the Leila’s shop report, that will be penned out and illustrated with beautiful photos and my paintings by the Gentle Author of the Spitalfields Life every month. This month’s???? season produce report includes Jerusalem artichokes, grape hyacinth, blood oranges from Italy, several types of radicchio, wild garlic and radishes, fennel and much more.

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I have pictured forced rhubarb here in today’s painting, and some nice cauliflower in the background.

Leila’s shop, 15 March, 2011, 19×19 cm, oil on panel, nfs, similar available via Etsy

Since I am seeing the theme forming in my work, ill be marking post headers with something like “Vitamin D” every time I paint sunshine from now on. This painting is one such case – love the direct sunshine onto the stalls of the Leila’s shop in Shoreditch. Unlike the ugly Hackney road though, this is one place that does not need sunshine to appear pretty and attractive.

Also, all the displayed veggies and fruit bring home the point that our life would be pretty miserable without sunshine (although not totally impossible; see David Attenborough’s First Life on first signs of life appearing on this planet deep in the seas near volcanic vents).

2011, oil on panel, 15 x 15 cm, sold

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I’ve realized I have not posted this painting from the other week up here. It’s already gone from me, but here’s the image:

oil on panel, 15×15 cm, 2010,

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This is a hat tip to my favorite grocers in the neighborhood – the lovely Leila’s shop and cafe on Calvert ave. in Shoreditch.

Finished up a largest piece of work ever, measuring 165 cm wide, too late and dark at the moment to get a proper picture up, here’s just a shot of my paint box in relation to the painting to get the idea of its size.

I am leaving for a few weeks  to Belgium and then Ukraine and do not promise I will post regularly, be back in touch in November!

oil on canvas, 165×106 cm, 2009