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Odesa 2019. Family Photo Session

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/461052681344642/posts/1536306027152630/ I noticed that it is much easier and more interesting for all of you to look at photos than to read my stories. I do not claim the fame of a writer, nor any other. Just for myself, to support my morale, I continue publishing and today we have again photos from a wonderful photo shoot of our Sylvia, in the Bossom photo studio, which you already know, in Odesa! So enjoy! Одеса 2019. Сімейна Фотосесія Я помітила те, що вам усім набагато легше та цікавіше дивитися фотографії, ніж читати мої історії. Я не претендую на славу письменника, та й не на якусь іншу. Просто сама для себе, для підтримки свого морального духу, я продовжую публікації і сьогодні у нас знову фото із чудової фотосесії нашої Сільвії, у вже відомій фотостудії Босом, в Одесі! Так що насолоджуйтесь!

Sergey Ryadchenko. “The Ram Tamer” 2019

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http://ryadchenko.com/ 12.11.2019   Today I will share with you the impression of the book just read. First I want to explain some things – I have not read books in a paper version for a long time. I will explain why, my vision deteriorates and I take care of it for painting. Without art, I can’t live. I used to read a lot, I could not live a day without a good book. I read mainly foreign authors, which means literature in translation. And now, after meeting many years later with the amazing Sergey Ryadchenko, I finally touched the literature of Ukrainian and Odesa! “Tamer of sheeps” – what thoughts do YOU have when reading the title? I personally began to think that the ships were not tamed – which of you saw the sheep in the circus arena, no one is sure. And then I plunged into the incredible world of the novel. Now, at a time when you can listen to any conversation, find through video cameras, and record any conversation very easily thanks to modern technology, it remains almost...

20 ФЕВ 2024 My creativity in 2019.

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  This year I haven’t created many new works. I’m trying to restrain myself, although it’s difficult. Missing my granddaughter Charlotte in Cape Town, I wrote two works dedicated to her. One of them is “Waiting for the Prince.” When Charlotte was very little, I told her that as a child, my friends and I often went to visit each other and often played dressing up in my mother’s dresses. I still remember the gentle touch of my friend Valya’s mother’s velvet green dress. And so Charlotte took note and soon began to play the same way with her friends, and that’s how my work was born. In Nordock, where we live, you can then watch how clouds are born and this is real magic. Clouds are born, and behind them dreams and visions are born and the ocean connects with the sky. And this is my next job. In 2019, I tried to keep myself more busy working with Photoshop and created several new works for Redbubble. One of them was sold at an NFT art auction in 2022 from the Rtistig platform, in Singa...

Autumn 2019. Trip to Uman with Tatyana Vasiliadi.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/461052681344642/posts/1534795117303721 This time I persuaded Tatyana to go with me for company. How could you miss the celebration of autumn in Sofia Park? Not all countries have such a luxurious autumn. Living in South Africa for many years, I became truly nostalgic for the beauty and smells of autumn. I really missed this. Осінь 2019. Поїздка до Умані з Тетяною Василіаді. Цього разу я вмовила Тетяну поїхати зі мною за компанію. Як можна було пропустити торжество осені в Софійському Парку. Не всі країни мають таку розкішну осінь. Живучи багато років у Південній Африці, я по-справжньому ностальгувала за красою та запахами осінньої пори. Мені цього не вистачало.

October 2019. Exhibition Mother Africa” or “Two Big Differences”

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https://www.facebook.com/reel/394578209872856 The exhibition “Mama Africa” in the Odesa West and Eastern Museum was organized by our famous Larisa Poplavskaya. It was after this exhibition that I decided to refuse any exhibitions. The decision has been brewing for a long time. And at this exhibition it overwhelmed me. I decided to share with you – in my group – I have the right! It is unprofessional to organize exhibitions for random people. And why is everyone so eager to use the artist? For many years in a row, Larisa attracted me and other artists to similar events. The only goal, and a very clear one, is to support business. This is not new and understandable. Yes, of course, my works, one might say, were created to advertise Africa. My exhibition project “Ah Africa” traveled to many cities in Ukraine and I was supported by the South African Embassy in Ukraine for 5 years. Larisa decided that I might be interested. And for five long years, after this exhibition, I lost interest in ...

Pink Pepper. Limassol, February, 2024

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Pink pepper! Do you like pink pepper? What about me – yes! A few months ago, the Rada, which visited Madagascar, gave us a parcel containing pepper. They say that he, not he, but the trees, the fruit of which he is, grows only in Madagascar. I knew it before and I really like using it in salads. We had not seen it in local supermarkets before, but soon the pink pepper appeared and do you know at what price? Almost 10 Euros per 180 Gramm! Walking along the beach, I saw pink balls on the dark, almost black sand, but did not attach any importance to them, although I noticed the similarity. So that’s what I’m getting at. There is a children’s playground next to our house, by the way it’s very decent, and we often go there, mainly with Georgiy – he loves me to throw the ball to him, and he will hit it like a goalkeeper. I know the plants on this site well, but for some reason I didn’t identify the trees with pink fruits and peppers! And today I took a photo and was completely convinced that...

Friday news from Limassol. February, 2024

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There is not much news. One of them is that I am tired of myself. I’m tired of FB and more. This whole week I have not been reading news from Ukraine and I am doing this on purpose. What can I do? I cannot change the course of events and I also cannot help resolve them. I’m thinking of gradually stopping my publications, there are too many of me on the Internet. I will just live and not bother anyone. It seems to me that you are all tired of me. We are at the end of winter and last night there were two tornadoes and hail. In the nearby area, a construction crane fell and herniated residential buildings. At three o’clock in the morning, I was awakened by a noise – hail was hitting the window and it was about two centimeters in size. And then everything boomed. In the recently built skate park, so cute and very beloved by children, all the supports were damaged, and in the parking lot of the Del Mar Limassol high-rise, many trees were tied up with roots. These days I’m working on a serie...