描述
This picture was painted in the town of Sedniv, where the National Union of Artists of Ukraine is located � a real centre of creativity and art.
Sedniv is a wonderfully picturesque town in the Chernihiv region, found on the banks of the river Snov. It�s not only one of my favourite places to paint, but it�s somewhere I love to relax, away from the big city.
Sedniv is beautiful in all seasons. The ancient park, which used to be an estate of Cossack colonels and patrons of the Lyzohubs, is a well-known cultural heritage site of national importance and popular among tourists.
Sedniv was once occupied. The invaders wanted to conquer this wonderful Ukrainian town, much like Putin�s forces are doing now. But thankfully the invaders were destroyed, and the remaining soldiers fled from our land forever. It�s what continues to give me hope and strength during the desperate situation that my country currently finds itself in.
When I arrived in Sedniv, it was a wonderful spring day, at the end of May. The smell of flowers flew in the air, as the spring colours bloomed. It was overwhelmingly inspirational.
My attention was drawn to a lilac bush that was growing on the riverbank. The water was high, and the lilac blossomed so violently that some clusters almost reached the water. The weather was cloudy, and the colours around were bright and saturated. Next to the bush, there was a convenient passage to the water and a fishing boat, which was tied up, creating a particularly interesting composition.
No one could have imagined that in less than a year, this piece of paradise would be trampled on by the boots of Putin�s forces.