жінка, з феліжанкою кави. Або моя перша картина

 

About me.

It all started from childhood. Or maybe earlier …
My parents were telling something. Something I, too, remember. You can learn about this by reading memories from the history of the creation of my paintings, and not only … But more on that later.
And now I want to talk about this work of art. “A young lady with a cup of coffee.” It all started with her …
In Lviv, in the city center, on Market Square, there is the passage of Andreolli. 1803 the house was acquired by the Swiss Dominico Andreolli. The passage connecting the main square of the city and ul. Theatrical. 1825 an enterprising Italian founded here one of the first confectioneries in Lviv. The Andreolli institution successfully existed in the city for almost longer than all similar institutions — more than 50 years … then the story is silent.
Nowadays. I came to Lviv. Not everything was good and successful, which is probably why I discovered one of the natural talents for the art of design. I received first-time hp orders. They told me: «do as you want.» In 2010, a woman called me. She asked to see her pastry shop and propose a design. One of her friends told about me and my interesting decisions that appeared as a result of seemingly ordinary communication between people. In our conversation, I found out that this candy store is exactly the candy store that Andreolly opened 185 years ago!
We discussed many issues on changing the design of the confectionery and attracting customers. One wall was empty and the room was unattractive. One of the features of the conditions is to not change anything on the walls the way the premises were leased. I suggested an interesting solution. It was a picture measuring 1.50 x 1.20. Or rather, not a picture, it was a work of plaster, jewelry, paper lace, acrylic, various fabrics and other materials … on drywall. Thus was born «The young lady with a cup of coffee.» At that time I did not paint in oil …
It was not possible to make a big good photograph because this picture «did not fit» into the lens of my phone. And who thought what would begin with her …
Of course, a photo of my work was shared in Contacts. My friends and relatives were delighted, and so did I.) All recommended «sell at a higher price»). Then other people saw the picture and, once, an art critic from Germany wrote to me. They requested a meeting on Skype and name the price of my painting «Young lady with a cup of coffee.»
I admit, from such attention I was confused. Could I have thought that my “masterpiece” of simple material would attract the attention of an authoritative person from another country …
We often talked on Skype, I listened, and for a long time I remembered his recommendations … one of them … start painting with oil …
Since then, changes have begun to take place in my life. The next stage that I could not think of before … and Italy, too.

 

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