Painting "Together to Victory" from the series "Ukrainian Renaissance".
The war in Ukraine could not help but leave a mark on my heart and creativity. From the first days of the war, my thoughts were about freedom, strength, and our fight against an insidious enemy. I survived the occupation of Kherson, waited for his liberation of our city, then fled from merciless bombing and shelling. I, like many Ukrainians, was forced to leave my home. We all don’t know what awaits us in other lands, how much more blood we have to shed for our identity, beliefs and values. All this time I continued to create paintings with thoughts of supporting the morale of Ukrainians, our brave warriors.
The presented picture expresses the desire for beauty, protection of our interests and traditions. It contains symbols of our statehood - the colors of the flag of Ukraine, folk symbols: wildflowers, embroidered shirts. Ukrainians are now defenders not only of their nation, but also of all the main achievements of Western civilization - dignity, freedom, knowledge. Our motto now is “Together to victory!” We are now shoulder to shoulder. This means that everyone does what they can in their place. I help and participate with my creativity, my inspiration and work.
In each painting from this series, I depicted a connecting element - the face of a marble statue in a classical style, as an image of Ukraine. These faces convey calm and serenity. Despite the current plight of Ukraine, we do not lose hope for a better future, for restoration and Renaissance, as I called this series of paintings.
All paintings from this series are depicted in a restrained color scheme in which ocher, blue, and brown predominate.