olha pryymak

Don’t forget to rush out and get your copy of National Portrait Gallery What’s On publication for my self-portrait on the cover.

Now to vegetables from this week’s vegbox from Leila’s:

 

Today’s vegbox contents from Leila’s:

 

My quality of life greatly improved when I became a vegeboxer – a part of the growing community of people who get vegetable boxes delivered from Leila’s every Tuesday. Also to mark the third installment of the Leila’s shop report by Spitalfields Life I’ve painted some fresh asparagus I got from the shop yesterday.

I’ve got two new small paintings to share with you: a still life of caviar sandwich (typical fare) and black tea in a traditional Eastern European (not just Ukrainian because Russians use it too) glass holder. I’ve painted this combo repeatedly because it brings such strong association with short cold days of visiting back home, or taking a trip on a train around the country (see thumbnails below for older paintings).

Besides the new still life, I am updating my olechkodotorg Etsy shop with oldish London 6×6 paintings that came back from the exhibit today.

oil on panel, 15x15cm, 2009, on Etsy

18×24 cm, oil on board, 2008, private collection

I set up this still life with the first spring flowers I got at the babushkas’ on my mac to get ourselves into the spring mood.  Mac’s whiteness really underlined the various shades and  nuances of the white flowers – there is so much more color in them.  I must tip off my hat to those bucolic flower painters, it’s hard work to get those little leaves and petals straight!

very crisp still life by Mimi Jensen

Liza Corbett beautiful drawings