Tatyana Binovskaya- artist

Illness. Limassol, July 2025 What can I say? This week, I hope, I will have an end to the cycle of various ailments that have gripped me since the beginning of the month. A whole month of suffering against the backdrop of the hot Cypriot summer. I will not describe the details of what happened; it is pointless. But I seem to have pulled myself together. During this long time, I had the impression that someone had cast a spell on me. So those involved in this, if there really are any, can rejoice; you succeeded. The most important thing is that my inspiration has returned to me! I was scared that for the first time in my life, I did not want to paint, and I could not even look in the direction of the easel. In the restaurant at Sylvia Sifood, they bought one of the octopuses from the tetraptych, so it was the work to replace the sold octopus that became my breakthrough from longing. Here are my latest news. And I also close all the news from Ukraine for myself, that's all, I've ...

 July 2025. Our Rada came to visit from Cape Town So, this year has been so rich for us like never before. The Rada arrived, and we hosted her. The first day, the whole family went to Ayia Napa to the Water Park - the 10th-years of George  Birthday was celebrated there. Rada came to visit with the Greek Gods, and they took them to the place of the people of Aphrodite - the Stone of Aphrodite. This place is located on the road to the town of Paphos. Then we walked up the road to a village called Lefkara. The last time we were there three times, Rada concluded that after the end of the Covid quarantine, the village has blossomed and delights tourists with its beauty. In addition, we were kindly received by Sylvia at her wonderful Seafood restaurant, where we enjoyed the cherries from the restaurant menu. For me, especially, all these benefits were not easy. At one time, I could hardly bear the heat, but at another, I fell ill. I have stood with honor and courage, and I am confid...

липень, 2025 Кілька тижнів тому мені наснився сон у якому мене кусала ігуана. Вона була дуже гарна-з вузькою мордою. Морда її була за кольором біло-чорномалінова, а тулуб втрачав цей малиновий колір-воно було чорно білим і в лусочках. Ігуана виповзла з якогось дерев'яного ящика і накинулася на мене. Мені було дуже боляче, і я кликала на допомогу. Її щелепи були схожі на пластикові чорні виделки для сковороди і вони щільно в мене впивалися - розімкнути їх було складно. Мене звільнили, було поранено палець і з нього текла кров. Сон наснився з четверга на п'ятницю, і я чекала на його виконання. Наша Рада є справжнім спеціалістом з розгляду снів. Я подзвонила їй і вона розповіла мені значення цього сну. Начебто я звертатимуся до якогось начальника і він мені в чомусь відмовить. Я посміялася – слава Богу, у мене тепер немає начальників і я ні до кого не збираюся звертатися. Але все ж таки сон мій здійснився і я розповім яким чином! Якийсь час тому на ФБ я побачила молоду особу, яка ...

Summer has arrived, yes. At 6 pm the temperature is 33 degrees. This year the summer has spared us. Last year it started not in mid-June, but in April and lasted until October. I am slowly adapting. It used to seem impossible to me to go for walks in the summer, but now I have found a window! I get up at 6 am and go for a long walk, then to my beach and swim. I try to change my schedule and change my rituals every day. One day – yoga and swimming, the next day – promenade and swimming. The sea here is not our Black, it is saltier and it holds. You don’t expect it to. Now I understand those who hang far from the shore and just hang there. And I swim and count my strokes. This allows me more time in the sea! I have been learning Greek with Duolingo for the second year. As before, there is no one to talk to. I only hear Greek when I’m driving and I already have some familiar songs. The kids have finished school. Now we have a new job, taking Theo to the Skate Park, by the way he’s making ...

Today, June 25, is my mother Klymenko Maria Vasilievna’s birthday. How wonderfully we always celebrated this day. Mom would set the table in the garden on French Boulevard, right above us the Cable Car boats would whizz by! The table was always elegant, Mom would set out a festive service. I still remember the white plates with delicate roses. And the food was just so delicious! All our relatives came to the birthday party, mom’s brother Mykola and his wife Nadia and son Yurko came from Illichivsk. And the flowers for this holiday were of course dahlias – mom loved them very, very much. If everyone were alive, there would be no room for our family at this table. Сьогодні 25 червня – день народження моєї матусі Клименко Марії Василівни. Як ми завжди чудово святкували цей день. Мама накривала стіл у садку на Французькому бульварі, прямо над нами снували човники Канатної дороги! Стіл завжди був вишуканим, мама виставляла святковий сервіз. Я пам’ятаю досі білі тарілочки з ніжними трояндочк...

Біда не приходить одна. Одеса, червень 2025 року https://www.facebook.com/groups/461052681344642/posts/1867492337367329/ я щойно писала про біду, що трапилася з Женею Лукашовим, а тут побачила повідомлення від Олі Котлярової. У неї під час чергової атаки згоріла творча майстерня. Найголовніше це те, що Оля та її дочка Таня не постраждали. Misfortunes never come alone. Odesa, June 2025 I was just writing about the misfortune that happened to Zhenya Lukashov, and then I saw a message from Olya Kotlyarova. Her creative workshop burned down during another attack. The most important thing is that Olya and her daughter Tanya were not hurt.

https://www.facebook.com/aliona.silvashi/posts/pfbid0XjZdQ3YGiN2YQhcv9ds5NmtTMD8zGdZ4jzSLPWb1o9zKTVgkwfRiU1VkDXqWCjJ3l This week's news is very, very sad. Sad not only for us, but for the whole world. Our cities are being mercilessly destroyed, and innocent people are dying. This week, for the first time, I saw a loved one who became a victim of shelling. This is Zhenya Lukashov, or more precisely, Evgeny Otarovich Lukashov, an artist, musician, and collector. I have known Zhenya since childhood, and his mother was my ballet teacher at the Officers' Club. Zhenya's wife Gelya, studied with me in the same group at the OGHU. Zhenya always came to the openings of exhibitions and presentations that took place in my galleries. And now he is wounded, his photo was shown in the feed of Alena Silvashi, it was she who helped him in the first moments of the disaster. How wonderful that despite the cruelty of current events, people remain people and do not lose their humanity. I really...