Helen Polishuk, Author at Helen Polishuk Blog

Christmas time

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Helen Polishuk

I love winter and the period before Christmas.This is a magical time.

This is Christmas time.

For me in general it is divided into two parts. This is the time of the Catholic Christmas on December 24 and the time of the Orthodox Christmas on January 6.

I am from selected people who prepare on holidays in advance and celebrate for a long time.

Because through time I divided the celebration into two parts.

The first part with my children and the second with my parents.
I just pray that my already elderly parents live longer.

December is always a very busy month, which is connected with meetings and corporate parties.

Christmas time…….Christmas time…..
This year there are also a lot of them.
But in the midst of the bustle, it’s not hard to see how my city is getting ready for Christmas.

I will show you, my readers this time and tell about it.

I run through the streets and see these transformations.

This big old city is changing.

And I want to show these changes to you.

The city is simply transformed radically.

In the parks everything froze in natural beauty.

Storefronts are decorated.

In the squares are built Christmas markets.

This is Christmas time…….

Street bazaars call for sales and on them a lot of Christmas toys, souvenirs, hats and clothes.

The millions of colorful lights and decorative lighting are lit up.

Even gloomy banks look brighter and more festive.

The cafes dazzle with some new delicacies and scenery.

Large and elegant malls and small stores are called to pre- Christmas discounts.

Christmas time……Christmas time……

Beauty,which bewitches and ravages the eye.

Many historical places of the city are preparing in December their programs dedicated to Christmas.

It’s Allen Garden and AGO and Fort York and Nathan Square.

In the Nathan Square opened traditional skating.

Now everyone who lives in Toronto can come back after work and skate
Sometimes it’s couples with children.

This is Christmas time.

The changes touched every house in the city.

Everyone is trying to prepare the facades of houses smartly for Christmas.

Ancient buildings look great and I like to photograph them.

Modern buildings shine with windows and metal finishes.

These buildings are so easily combined, as easily in this city the old and the new styles live.

Year round red double-floor bus carries tours on the Dundas Street West.

The people saying goodbye to each other, say:,, Merry Christmas!,,

Yes,it is Christmas time.

Of course this is the month of philanthropy.
Especially at such a time you feel compassion for the hungry, homeless and sick people.

When near the Allan Gardens in a small area the homeless of the whole district gathered to disassemble a huge bunch of winter clothes brought by him, I thanked the

people who helped them to exist.

A city cleared of debris and foliage, many places in the center of the city are still blocked by construction, but this is normal for a constantly renewed city.

Recently changed the flights of streetcars from wide and high to more flat, the streetcars themselves changed, which became less noisy and with low enter’s steps.
Low, specifically for people with disabilities on wheelchairs.

This year winter came slowly.
It’s seemed to come quietly every day.
And now, when I’m writing this post-outside the window, it’s already snowing all over.
Snowing will be all next week too.
Ten days still before the Christmas.

The Allan Gardens

December 4, 2017December 5, 2017 Helen Polishuk

When on the calendar December, a lot of worries and preparations for Christmas and the New Year.
I really love this time.

He gives a good mood, drifting the last year and helping to plan the coming year.

It turns out that not only me preparing for this holiday painstakingly and intensely.
My city Toronto is also preparing for this holiday.

I realized this by visiting an exhibition of flowers in Allan Gardens, dedicated to Christmas.

How many flowers needs grow by this month, then to decorete everything beautifully and accurately in the collections and present them to us.

I invite you, my readers, to walk with me along the Allan Gardens instead of gossip and fantasies.

I am suspicious of mass events, but today I violated the usual rules and visited Allan Gardens on the day of his invitation to Toronto residents for an exhibition dedicated to Christmas.

I must say that the weather so far just helps to walk and enjoy nature.

The temperature slightly drops. It’s not sharp, as usual, but gradually, as if playing with us.
Today, for example, at night there was a thick fog that enveloped all Toronto in a continuous tangle and was played this way until midday, when the sun dispersed the clouds and warmed the city.

Walking in Toronto on such days is just a pleasure.

Usually for December slush, dampness, rain or snow. But the year does not happen for a year and this winter while we are pleased with the warm weather.

Only after opening the doors of Allan Gardens, you immediately get into the embraces of greenery, flowers and plants.
A huge number of different varieties of flowers and plants live in this unique garden.

We must thank the workers of this garden for their hard work.

Exhibited very interesting collections of cacti, hydrangeas,roses and various varieties of tropical plants.

Some of them are so planted that intertwine with each other and make a bright rainbow of colors.

Decorate their wooden bulls, bridges, flowerpots and garlands of Christmas lights.

The third year in a row at the Allan Gardens opening of the Christmas Flower Show.

There are free cider and cookies inside garden.

From activities there is a wagon ride around the park.

It is line with children and parents to horseback riding.
It’s not just a walk, you have to sing a Christmas song.
Of course it’s cool and cheers up.
Some people walking in the park in old clothes from Toronto Streampunk Society.

They are friendly, they smile cute, posing in front of the cameras and make good atmosphere walk in the park.

There are two places where the workshops is held.

In one you need to make a decorative toy on the tree with your name.

In the second it is necessary to cut out a toy and decorate it with ornaments.

It is popular in Toronto to conduct workshops at the events of the city.
It helps create a family atmosphere, entertains children, helps adults.

When in the middle of winter, cold and gray, you get into a tiny green, well-groomed piece of Allan Gardens, it’s like you get into a fairy tale.

Of course, this is an amazing show and I thank its organizers for this idea.

The exhibition’s location:19 Horticultural Ave.,Toronto.

From 1 p.m to 5 p.m

Lakeshore Parade Saturday

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 Helen Polishuk

Santa Clouse is came to Etobicoke.Today we are parens and kids,all residents Etobicoke greets Santa at Lake Shore Boulevard West.

At 10 a.m Santa Claus Parade start at Dwight Avenue and travelled to 36th Street.

That is 27th Annual Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade.

Parade features 15 floats and hundreds of costumed participants.It is the third largest Christmas parade in Ontario.

Since morning parents with children gathered on the street along the route of Santa.The weather was good, warm for this time of year and month.

Many people took chairs with them to sit and sitting on chairs looking at the parade and drinking hot drinks.

For us it is customary at the weekend to spend time with the whole family.I mean it’s not only parents, children, old people, but also favorite animals, dogs of all breeds and sizes.

A special event of the parades are the brass bands.
Police Orchestra of Toronto opened parade.

It is all-volunteer parade in which many of Etobicoke’s organizations are involved.

It should be noted the beautiful costumes of volunteers participating in the parade.

Both children and adults met Mickey, Santa, Warriors with delight.

Past us passed graceful grandmothers in their caps, big hares with huge carrots, penguins, pigs.

They danced ridiculously, sang, gave us gifts and sweets and congratulated,,Merry Christmas,,

How much had delight the kids ,when the car was passing by with a teapot, a hare with a clock and a red house.

In general on the street can hear children’s laughter, talking adults.

The children ran after cars and gathered themselves sweets as gifts.

All put Santa’s red caps on heads.
These are small children and elderly people.

And the elderly Santas 🙂 drove by car and played on wind instruments

Fascinated the parade pink old women. It was brilliant!Awesome,precious!!

A huge house made of cookies passed by.
And the dancers marched in colorful costumes with balloons in their hands.

This parade is loved by both children and adults.

It was nice to meet at the parade and take a photo with a 65th Mayor of Toronto John Tory.

From Black Friday

November 24, 2017November 30, 2017 Helen Polishuk

Creating this post, I decided to show my latest works.

I show a small video where I’m on the Ontario lake, on the waterfront.
As you can see, we have a continuation of the autumn.
Winter has not yet come.

The weather still like fall.Sometimes, a very cold wind, only one day was frost. The leaves fell from the trees.There is no snow and everything has turned gray color.Unusual that in the end of November still warm,temperature about +10 C.

Only at night, residents of Toronto include swich on the lighting of their homes. This indicates the coming last month in this year,coming Christmas.

In Toronto is very beautiful lighting’s decor during Christmas time.
The residents prepare for the celebration of Christmas and spend on it time , money and imagination.

I’ll show you small video about last year decoration.

It will be soon, but now is November and we will return to talk about our Friday.Black Friday today!!

I am pleased to inform that the last exhibition where participated with my works was successful .

Some information here:https://lakeshorearts.ca/2017membersexhibition/

Other my activity is here http://www.neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org/membership/member-profiles?discipline=dis_14&page=4

I will certainly inform you about future new exhibitions.
I’m embarrassed that now invitations come so quickly that I’m not going to write about it while I’m going busy to.
Really, I already need an assistant.
In one hand, everything is very difficult to do.

After a short break, I again took up the brush and canvas.

I’ll show you the latest work.
They came out four of them.It’s ussualy with me: either all together or nothing.

This is part of the future collection “Toronto Streets”.

I wanted to reflect in the pictures against the backdrop of the Toronto CN Tower people colorfully.
So I inserted a red umbrella as a red sign.
People living in this wonderful city Toronto are unusual and differ from other cities by their openness and love of life.

The city is washed by rain and fog.
That’s why city so damn handsome.
I painted a rain:small, drizzling, continuous, in autumn.

Somewhere, between houses, in the rain and damp I walk too.
Under a red umbrella……..

These paintings are already on sale https://www.artfinder.com/helen-polishuk#/
It’s bad that the sites do not sell new work until a month has passed.
Really they will go on sale only in the end of December.
But I published them already on my owner site for sale.
If you liked these works, you can write to me (helen.polishuk@gmail.com)or immediately buy them through the PayPal from this my site

http://helenpolishuk.com/portfolio_oL.html

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Good opportunity!!!

Next two painting I still correct photo and upload later.

This image close to details.

I like to work with red color.

Red color is strikingly modern.
I enjoy when, instead of the traditional color, I put the red.

This is the full image.
Already it is not a small size paintings, as I have traditionally painted before.
It’s 9″ x 7″ portrait format.

Finnaly, the last images are also seascape and red ship.

This image in progress.

I continue to collect sponsors for a movie about bikers.
Probably I will soon write about this part of my professional activity.

In breaks 🙂 I’m learning. I’ve been trained to constract light for photography.
It helps me make more juicy and correct photos.

I first time worked in processing photos with Photoshop.Crazy filling as artist,specally if you filling color.Amaizing.

This is a separate part of the work and a lifting.
You can work endlessly.
The results are fantastic.

For today that’s all.
Have a nice day, everyone.

November’s news

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Helen Polishuk

Again I’m in a hurry and I doing this post among the bustle.
Very busy after arrival.
Just uploaded the mails to the blog and say that with everyone I’m happy .
If my blog is not protected, it does not give you a reason to throw me any rubbish.

I correctly remove the dirt and sweep the excess.
But I’m sorry for your efforts.
I will write more.
Thank you,that help me.
I hear a lot of praise and collect them in my piggy bank. :))
And when you send spam, when the bots are full …. it means you are not indifferent to me…..

………………………………………………….Continue to work………………………………………………………….

I look into my calendar like in mirror. 🙂
This month we have a performance in the theater,,ZAGRAVA,, :the premiere- sketchs(fable) and a preparation for the New Year and Christmas.
I like that this year there will be a Christmas fairy tale ,,Vertep,,original Ukranian fairy tale/story be Gogol/. I will prepare everything and fly, I will not be at the premiere.But the important fact that the fairy tale is,this is the main thing, and it’s good.

It’s great that the consist of the theater group was replenished with new actors over the summer.
This is a very good sign.
Next year our theater, “Zagrava,” will be 65 years old.
It is the oldest Ukrainian theater among the North America.
It says that the theater lives and will work.

Now I will touch on another important topic for me.
I am engaged in the development and organization of the shooting of the film.Tthe film will be shot in Ukraine
This is a film in my script about bikers.
This is a comedy and a story about a young merry biker.
I carry out the work, and now it is necessary find co-production.
I’m currently looking for this.

I’m interested in European cinematograph.

I understand that European cinema is much more advanced and old and
experienced.
The difference between Europe and America is calasal.
I will try to connect them both for better effect.

Well, the last paragraph of my calendar-coming New Year!!!!
Yes, my friends, ………it will be a new year soon!!!!
Sooner or later, we will analyze what has been done.
I have done a lot, so much for such a small year. 🙂
I did some art exhibitions, expanded the audience of my readers in my website.

My paintings flew to the Baltic States and England, stayed in Toronto and Ukraine and gathered in Poland.

I wrote plus one script(comedy)and on the table are two synopsis for melodramas.
It’s not bad.
So?my dear friends, we dress New Year’s hats, we decorate Christmas trees and houses with New Year’s decor and we will celebrate the coming of the next year. 🙂

I wish you a good mood

November 4th

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 Helen Polishuk

Thank you for waiting for my publications in blog.
It is very difficult to write on the road .
And it’s nice to see 2760 unread mails on the blog after a 1.5-month break.

I’m slowly re-reading them all and will answer as far as possible.

Thank you for suggestions for cooperation and useful links what you share to me.
I will take into account all your suggestions.
They became very interesting. I will use and analytics of the site to improve it and sources.

Your opinion is very important for me.

Please,do again.

Yes,my blog is practical more than artistic.Thank you Annetta for filling that.I told a year ago how I started creating my website. It was absolutely new for me.
I tried to find my own business, which would be interesting to me.That year I did not imagine that I could write in English, becаuse my assessment in the Toronto language school was average.
But I wanted to overcome this fear.
I started writing by a small sentences .
I’m not trying to correct the mistakes of those first posts. On the contrary, they show how I have changed.
Just read my first blog posts and you will receive this confirmation.

I had a goal to convey to you,my audience, my understanding of what is happening to me and around me.
And it seems to me that I have reached the goal 🙂
Your letters say that you understand how I delicately convey the events and how I correctly notice the details.
You learn from my blogs, see them useful and useful.
I’m glad to see you and thank you for this.

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Thanks for such praises in my address.
I will continue to work for you.

Many people write to me, who are just starting to open their blog. They ask questions about coding in the websites.
I answer:I’m not a programmer. I never studied programming and did not try.
Everything I do, I just read. I ask people around me and use the platform WORDPRESS.

This is not advertising. …..and not advice.:))
It’s really what I’m doing.
If you have any advice for me, send me,please.
I read all the letters that come to me.

I will try to further excite you with my new publications.

Have a good rest and best wishes from me……………………………………..

The end of August

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 Helen Polishuk

The time when it’s time to get the results of my semiannual work.
I finished the draft of the script” The Will”
Who would have thought six months ago that I would do it?
Of course, thanks Aleksandr Belinskyy for advice on the life of bikers.

I asked him the details of their life, he replied with humor.
so the script turned out to be humorous.

With practice in writing a script, with the luggage of knowledge, I finish the august.
In the field of art I have already accumulated about 100 different in style paintings. I am absolutely ready for a few quick exhibitions, so I will answer all suggestions.
I have already started selling and very happy about this.
Even six months ago, I was afraid for the fact that I have little amount work. And I sat for 12-18 hours and drew.

These were wonderful days when I was creating something new.
After some time I realized that my fear is absolutely meaningless.
I was firmly established in the firmness of my hand and the creativity of my thoughts.
Thank you,that around me supported me and helped me to draw.
Nothing else I do not want today.

When I take a brush in my hand I do not know until the end what it will be.
So, for example, a week ago I began to draw 16 “x20” two landscapes. One of them lay down right away and I just left it to dry out, and the second one I repainted three or four times. Then I deleted and painted the picture, the draw abstract that was already received one thousand compliments and likes.

Really it turned out bright, lively and colorful.
The painting will appear in my gallery and you will understand what I was talking about.

There are still a lot of work.
I am grateful that it is present in my life and it is my favorite:writing and drawing.

Last letter from my colleque

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Helen Polishuk

,,This past week has been filled with lots of writing and rewriting as my writing partner and I get ready for a pitch meeting early next week.

Last night, I was watching one of the classics, Night of the Living Dead.

I forgot how damn good this movie is, also given the fact that it was made nearly 40 years ago!

I love movies that stand the test of time (my favorite being The Wizard of Oz).

Then, I realized George Romero passed away a few weeks ago. It was like a punch in the gut.

Another one of Romero’s films I enjoyed was The Crazies.

Romero was 77 when he passed away.

If you’re in your 20s or maybe even in your 30s..77 feels very far away.

It’s not.

If you’re in your 40’s or 50’s or beyond…you already understand how fast the years keep on moving.

Clint Eastwood is up there as well at the tenure age of 87. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly came out 50 years ago this December!

And, while it’s not a happy thought, we will all die one day.

Death became very real for me at a young age. Too young.

I was 8 years old and my next door neighbor died in a car accident. He just got his drivers license and was 16 years old.

That was 20 years ago and still gives me the chills thinking about it. I remember our entire neighborhood block was in shock and mourning for weeks after.

I was just a little kid and death was a hard concept for me to grasp at the time.

I’ve never publicly shared this before, and I’m not sure why I’m sharing it.

It’s not to be sad, depressing or all gloom and doom.

Maybe it’s to remind you (and me) that we’re not guaranteed tomorrow, and we need to live to our max potential each day.

I think that’s why I’m always creating and maybe moving a little faster than I should.

Urgency is a must, and if you just sit back waiting for your film to be made, then you’re doing it all wrong.

If you don’t have urgency, you keep postponing your deadlines

And weeks go by and you haven’t written any new material or you haven’t filmed anything fresh.

If you don’t have a sense of urgency, you never actually finish anything.

And if you don’t finish anything…your career stalls. You can’t make an impact. And you may end up with a life full of regrets.

Let’s not let that happen to you.

We are gearing up to the last quarter of 2017. You’ll let the world know how awesome you are. And you’ll live with a sense of urgency.

The clock is ticking…

Just like Vince Vaughn said in Swingers – “You’re so money, and you don’t even know it”

– Shant

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I can not add anything to this letter.

Everything is so alive.

I just wrote a little story about what happened to me today, posted here on the site and opened the mail-and found this letter.

I am very much according to everything……I am agree.I thinking about it too.

After 50, when you already know a lot and get it, you hurry to do and work more.

You’re hurrying to catch it, realizing that there may not be this tomorrow.
I agree that the coolest thing is create not in your 30 or 23,a much later.
There is such an expression,, The oak gives acorns only after 50 ,,

Because we are in a hurry to create

The story about my angels

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Helen Polishuk

I know that I will not write anything new for you, but this story really just happened with me.
I am preparing for my exhibition 2017 year.
The exhibition will be in the Eastern Europe, in the northern city of art and beauty.

I am very worried about it.This is my first exhibition in Eastern Europe.
I’ll fly there, the catalogs are already printed there, advertising is already coming from the spring.
Because the flight from America to Europe to far, it is very difficult to carry many original paintings by air.
So I agreed with the administration that I will reproduct some of the big paintings in Europe(print in canvas) and transport large paintings by land transport throughout Europe.With myself from Canada I will take away small pictures that I will carry in hand.

So it’s easier to transportation.
Next time I’ll fly to Europe and where I’ll draw and sell or prepare for exhibitions.
It is not easy to transport paintings with air without damaging them. To roll into rolls and carry it is idea, but the canvas can be damaged and pulling it over again takes away part of the painting.

I am sure of the quality of Canadian mail and transportation, but it is impossible to send it to the exhibition by post. I have to carry in my hands and choose sizes.
I stopped at small paintings of different styles and drew for the exhibition four paintings in size 14″ x 11″ , six in size 7″x 5″ and four in size 9″x7″.

We are talking today about small pictures of 7″ x 5″.

Painting,,Angels also get tired,,(2017)

I painted them with the image of angels.

Painting,,Angel,,(2017)

Painting,,Angels are also arguing,,(2017)

I published them on the site artfinder.com

Painting,,Angels are also friends,,(2017)

Not passed a day, they received a lot of views and put five from six in the basket.

Painting,,How is it there?,,(2017)
I woke up today in a two-digit state.

Painting,,Two angels,,(2017)
I have to draw something else again today for exhibition and my angels fly next month in America separate.

Here is such a small amazing story that the things what you create live a separate life 🙂
I have very little time before flying and not ready for exhibition 🙂 again

I am very worried and although I always treat things optimistically and positively.

I’m just nervous and worried today.I come up with new ideas for pictures in my head 🙂

Worries -what is it …….or it is already old age 🙂 or in this state some work is created 🙂

Thanks for everything that happens in life, for difficulties and joys, for strength and pleasure.

Thanks that according to the statistics of my site www.helenpolishuk.com,I have almost 44 thousand subscribers.

I will continue to work for you……

25 Aug 2017 Toronto

How to learn to separate necessary from unnecessary

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 Helen Polishuk

Greetings again 🙂
This month I often wrote in a blog.
Do not think what, I’ll be silent for a few months soon 🙂
My breakthrough in communicating with you is connected with the unloading of my time and the opportunity to concentrate on the necessary.This is what will be discussed today.

How to concentrate on the main task for yourself
Why is this important to me?
Just a few years ago I learned to relax, learned instead of the words “No ,, say always” Yes,,
,,Yes,, ……….,,I’m ok,,……….. ,,Good,,
These words killed me 🙂
I stopped to talk out.
It’s hard for me to say ,, No ,,
“No, friends, your event is crap and I will stay at home, I will not go to it.
I will not do it, because I do not need it. ,,
It’s hard for me.

Believe me, I had to remake so much volunteer work to understand how I was cheaply exploited.
But otherwise you will not fall into the sphere where you want to.

What have I done?

A month ago I just sat on a chair and did not get up.
I wrote, painted five or ten paintings a week and did not answer calls and invitations.
I gained a little weight, my legs began to swell, I began to move a little.
But

I’m finishing writing the first script for a feature film.

I prepared for this year’s exhibition.
With the drawing there were complications. I started four paintings in the style of Klimt, but at some point stopped
I could not draw. I thought everything was bad and my work was just rubbish 🙁

I just finished them today.
Finished, they dried and I am feel good.
This week I will take pictures and publish them, but I will not put them on sale on the websites.

I chose a difficult business for myself, draw and write.

A lot of time to sit by the computer or at the table.
Believe me, it’s hard.
Therefore, for the fulfillment of my goal, I refuse all temptations and invitations.
I hope in time it will be easier and faster for me to do my work.
But for now I’m learning to separate the necessary from unnecessary and to collect useful time for myself.

But in another way I will not get what I have.
Do not get good paintings, if you do not draw regularly.
I will not get a cool story if I do not constantly write, correct, rewrite 🙂

Now the next step is to show it to all the audience.
Do not put in the table, find buyers.
And then my legs will swell again, but already from walking 🙂