Ascension

Picture "Ascension" was born in 2012.

I believe that such paintings find their own time and their own audience.

And one day - my own words.

Or perhaps every story comes into the world when people appear ready to hear it.

It seems to me that today is exactly the time.

I wrote it for more than a month. For me it was an absolute record. Work did not let me go. I felt that not everything was said yet.

I didn't build the composition based on sketches or invent symbols. I just drew as my intuition led me.

Along with this painting, my own style was born.

One day, a friend of mine, an artist, came to see me. She looked at the canvas, and then said in surprise:

— Oh! You've found your style!

I even smiled.

Because I wasn't looking for him at all.

He just showed up one day.

But the most amazing thing happened while I was still at work.

Initially, the girl in the painting was dressed in an embroidered dress.

I remember well how I drew embroidered patterns on the sleeves...

But later, a completely different garment was born on top of the first layer.

I didn't argue with the picture.

Just let her become who she wanted to be.

I knew what the picture was about. But I didn't try to explain it. It always seemed to me that such stories should be told only to those who are ready to hear them. Not to those who will agree. Not to those who will believe. But to those in whose heart they can come to life.

And I didn't explain it to anyone. Because every story has its time and its reader.

But no one asked.

For me "Ascension" was never the story of one person.

And it was not an escape from Earth to Heaven.

Vice versa.

This is a picture of the Earth moving to a new level of its development.

And people, as a part of her, walk this path with her.

That is why there is not one single woman at the center.

It is an image of the Earth and at the same time an image of humanity. An image of consciousness that contains both the Earth and the Sky.

The image of a soul that does not leave the Earth, but goes through a great transformation with it.

It seems symbolic to me that she was originally wearing an embroidered shirt.

Today, I think that Ukraine is truly one of the first countries to go through this difficult path.

Perhaps that is why the first image was born Ukrainian.

But later the picture itself asked to change it.

It was as if she wanted to say that this story is much bigger than one country.

It concerns everyone.

Not one person.

Not one people.

And the whole Earth.

And it is impossible to walk this path alone.

This requires thousands...

Millions…

Hearts that, despite fear, pain, and loss, continue to choose the Light.

Despite all the pain that Ukraine is experiencing today, I see a lot of Light being born.

Such a Light that only opens when people begin to live not only for themselves.

Perhaps this is how the Ascension happens.