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May 20, 2025May 26, 2025 Helen Polishuk

Today I will tell you about the most viewed and beloved painting of those put up for sale on the site today www.saatchiart.com/helenpolishuk

This painting is called “Church” and was created by me in 2019.
It is on canvas, acrylic and covered with varnish from changes under the influence of light.
My signature is at the bottom right.
The painting is dear to me, like everything I create.
It is a composite image of churches, to which we go for purification and renewal, where we find consolation and love.
If we recall my favorite green city Kyiv, then the image of the church is St. Andrew’s, which stands at the top of the rise of St. Andrew’s descent, which connects Podil with the city center.
But the most dear to me is St. Sophia’s Church, which is the Mother of all churches in Kyiv and includes value, greatness and our heritage.
As a Christian, reminders and symbols of the church are dear for me. Christians honor the scriptures and think about Peace, Faith and Love.
This painting is part of a collection of urban paintings that I have been creating throughout my career.
If we take my early work, which dates back to the 90s, there is a picture painted in black and white, repeating the graphics in oil paints.

In those distant years, in my youth, it was painful and bitter for me to watch how our churches in many places were destroyed and forgotten. That picture – the roof of the church is tilted, plants are growing on it, the building is destroyed and only the cross reminds of the significance of this building.
The picture is in the collection in my home.
Today, time has passed and I am pleased to see the changes. My eye is pleased that young people honor the traditions of their ancestors, that our churches are rich in parishioners during the hours of celebrating holidays, they honor traditions and rituals.
I am glad that my picture today is recognized among the entire collection by the greatest number of views and likes.
It is very touching for me that my work is in a modern rhythm and is popular.
I want to remind you of an important event.
On my Saatchi online gallery page there is a spring sale and a 20% discount on all my paintings.Use code SUNBEAM20.

https://www.saatchiart.com/en-ca/helenpolishuk

This is the biggest discount, this is a current event. You can place an order and buy one of your favorite paintings for 10 days.
Each of them has its own story.
Among the paintings there are recognized ones, having prizes and having been in many competitions and exhibitions.
Each painting, as an original copy, has my signature in the lower right corner with the date of creation of the painting.
It is especially interesting to buy a large painting, where you will feel the effect of the discount.
I am grateful to everyone for the interest in my work.

I invite you to the amazing and unique world of my creativity and my ideas.

Only from May 19 to May 29, a unique opportunity to purchase a painting from the collection for a 20% discount.Code SINBEAM20

Black Monday

May 19, 2025May 26, 2025 Helen Polishuk

Black Monday
Great news for collectors and art lovers.
Only 10 days, starting today, Monday, May 19, 2025 and the next ten days until May 29, 2025, an incredible promotion from Saatchi Gallery – 20% discount on all paintings in my collection. Use code SUNBEAM20.

https://www.saatchiart.com/en-ca/helenpolishuk

These are original paintings that have my authenticity and signature and are an invaluable asset to collectors around the world.
For 10 days, you can choose and buy any of the paintings for your collection.
There are portraits and I will focus on one of them and tell you in more detail today about the phenomenal similarity of the painting with ..? Read on.
There are landscapes, of this year’s landscapes, only one winter landscape remains, which is made with acrylic on canvas.
Between the huge paintings, there is a beautiful painting that will enliven any salon – flowers. The composition is made with a mix techniques on canvas and dazzles with the brightness and warmth of the colors.
There are city’s landscapes, where each of the paintings is very dear to me – the Traffic Light is everyday Toronto, the Church is summer, bright and very expensive Kyiv, a piece of architecture of an Arab city and a Gothic unique spring Dutch city.
That it.?! No, take a look and you will understand everything yourself.
Only online.

And about one portrait…..
The story of one painting from the list submitted for the action.
This is one of five paintings that I created in 2017, which is already distant for me, and it remains the only one. For obvious reasons, I did not put my son’s portrait up for sale, but this portrait – for some reason a lot of people looked at it and quietly left it aside.
Somehow it reminded them of someone and they just walked around it.

Hmm..
The events of the war in Ukraine reminded me – half a face of whom it reminds. But when I created it, there was no specific person in front of me, just a creative image.
I never thought that half a face would appear in such a portrait.
I don’t even need half a face.

It’s interesting that people carefully avoid it. And it’s clear for what reasons.
An interesting moment in history.

Everything that was.

Everything that will be and we are now in this moment.
I’m not commenting. I’m just telling you what is usual for an artist and asking for your permission to have an opinion

Original or Not

October 23, 2024December 5, 2024 Helen Polishuk

Today I want to talk about creativity.
This is a complex topic, but I will try to explain it to you in an accessible way and without pressure.
What is original creativity today and what is not.
Computer intelligence has existed in the Internet space for more than two years. Simply put, a bot or a chatbot.
And in two years we have already realized that when they want to deceive us, when they do not want to help, but to cause problems, we communicate with chatbots and this does not give any effect. Well, this is a whole problem and suffering for our grandparents, who “fight” all day because of some minor everyday problems, waiting for these bots on pay phones. I feel sorry for these old people, God bless them.
There is a way out of these tricky bots. If you ask a question not as a continuation of the dialogue, but contact for an appointment, then the bot turns into a live employee and everything can be solved. That is, in order to confirm each step of the request, you need to be able to understand the Internet and computers at least a little, which, unfortunately, our old people do not know how to do.

In art, the same story. We have come a long way in the last 10 years and every artist now has programs that give him the opportunity to create paintings, illustrations and help him be creative.
Can this be called original? I think so. After all, this is what we have today.
In fact, you can create a stencil (black and white image) of any picture, transfer it to canvas and paint it.
Therefore, it is easy to become an artist. And I invite you to be one.
That’s all. This is the time for lovers of experiments.
Create, create, exhibit and bear the name of an artist.

In addition to the above, I publish my works, which characterize me as a traditionally abstract artist.
And this is 1000% original
I publish my acrylic works.
Why don’t I put them up for sale on this site?
Because you are too lazy to look at previous works. Why should I spend days adding them to the site?
Ha-ha-ha, only Chinese, Jewish bots view my posts and new pages. It’s an interesting time now, my dears.
But the site is absolutely original and I run my pages and write and publish posts in an original way, not bo and not artificial intelligence. I spend my time for you to read this. I respect you, my dear readers.
So have a good trip and look at my new works.
With respect, yours

Helen Polishuk

Fish(acrylic on artistic canva)

COW(acrylic on artistic canva)

DUCK(acrylic on artistic canva)

DOGGY(This painting is dedicated to our dog MINI who passed away to the clouds a month ago) acrylic on canvas

All 1000% original ))

See how it went Easter Fair in Toronto 31 March 2018

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Helen Polishuk

Last weekend passed for me very actively……
I was preparing for several events at once….
I met with Canadian filmmakers and met with my old friends))
Parallel ,I was preparing for a Easter Fair about which I will tell today detaily.

I was given a small place to show my artworks. It was an unexpected proposal,which made me pull out .I’d review all my artwork created by me over the past two years.
I agreed to show up just for one day. For that I invited my friends to stand together with me.
I had to draw at least a little something new to present them for the buyers.
Time was very short,only five days.
I was very nervous

I had to show myself in the Ukrainian folklore style.
I have not yet exhibited in Toronto in this style.

That was my first show.

Therefore, to look harmonious, I revised my old works and drew a large 24 “x 48” picture, which has perverse ornaments and helped to combine my work with each other.

Then I bought a pair of polished boards in Dolorama and also decorated them with the same ornament.

At last, I painted a small house for birds in the same style.

When the paints dried, I covered everything with varnish.
So I had 13 works of different sizes in the style of the Ukrainian folklore. They made from oil on canvas and were counted among themselves in color, images and components.

I mixed my artworks with different suverins and magnets to the wall.
Decorated with eggs and colored cotton.

With me were my colleagues who presented their work.

One master put salt for baths, parchment paper on wax, pads in the form of eggs, ribbons and wreaths in Ukrainian style, ceramic ampoules for aromatic oil.

The second masteress showed pictures that her students draw at artschool, exhibited wooden spoons and carvings on a tree.
All together much combined :

https://youtu.be/IvD5Y1qXN-0

We exhibited for the first time, we were surprised in the interest to our work.

Among our works was an ostrich egg for sale, original and painted.

https://youtu.be/8A3wtvXtjps

For Canada this is a rarity. They do not decorate the eggs, as they do in Kiev, taking out the yolk and cleaning it from the inside. They draw on wooden or plastic mock-ups. Therefore, the ostrich egg had a furore and we gladly showed it to the buyers.

I was pleasantly surprised that the Canadians with interest bought our crafts and were interested in the works.

It was a day of acquaintance, getting new contacts, great satisfaction from participating in sales.

We were so organically fit into the relief of the store that we were invited to show up next month too))

That will be the end of April and is dedicated to Mother’s Day.
Now I will have a little more time, experience and I want to submit small works in Petrikiv style for sale. It will be stylized and also well connect in the theme and image of the next fair.

I present you not only a photo, but also a video from the fair events.
It was a very beautiful show and I thank everyone who was involved in it for their help and support.
Next time we will show some other handicrafts and pictures and we get into on April 21, on Saturday.