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New cities, new life – Tetiana Ocheredko – Ukraine

Sketch 24. Gdansk, str. Wajdeloty,” colored paper, ink, gouache, pencil, 35×50 cm, 2024.

 

My name is Tetiana Ocheredko. I am a member of Urban Sketching Poland and Urban Sketching Gdansk. I am an artist, animator, and illustrator from Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2022, I had to immigrate to Poland after the war began in Ukraine, leaving behind everything dear to me. This change affected my ability to create, and for a long time, I couldn’t draw or work on new projects.

However, thanks to the warm support of the wonderful members of the Urban Sketching Gdansk group and their almost weekly meetings, I gradually, step by step, returned to drawing. This became not only a chance to pick up the brush again but also a way to discover new cities and the country that has become my second home.

My work reflects the places where I now live, the places I visit, as well as my emotions and mood. I often use simple materials like ink, pencil, oil pastels, gouache, or acrylic, which allow me to quickly capture the atmosphere of the moment.

Some of my works:

  1. “Sketch 18. Gdynia Orlowo,” colored paper, ink, oil pastels, 30×42 cm, 20242_Tetiana Ocheredko_Sketch18 Gdynia Orlowo_color paper, INK, oil pastels_30x42cm_2024_1.jpg
  2. “Sketch 4. Wisloujscie Fortress,” colored paper, ink, marker, 30×42 cm, 20243_Tetiana Ocheredko_Sketch4 Twierdza Wisłoujśie_color paper INK marker_30x42cm_2024_1.jpg
  3. “Sketch 14. The World of Taste,” colored paper, gouache, ink, 35×50 cm, 20244_Tetiana Ocheredko_Sketch14 The world of taste_color paper, gouache, Ink_35x50m_2024.jpg
  4. “Sketch 25. Sopot, str. Jana Sobieskiego,” colored paper, ink, gouache, pencil, 35×50 cm, 20245_Tetiana Ocheredko_Sketch25. Sopot, ul. Jana Sobieskiego _color paper, ink, gouahe, pencil_35x50m_2024.jpg

This year, I attended the Urban Sketching Festival in Swidnica for the first time, which was a significant event for me. I created several new works there:

  1. “Sketch 35. Swidnica. Altana,” colored paper, ink, acrylic, pencil, 30×42 cm, 20246_Tetiana Ocheredko_Sketch35. Świdnica. Altana_color paper, ink, acrylic, pencil_30x42m_2024_1.jpg

 

You can see more of my sketches here:

https://www.instagram.com/tetiana_ocheredko_art/

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