They lost everything because of the war, but their passion for art and painting cannot be destroyed. They are 14-year-old twin Ukrainian sisters. flee their country with almost nothingshortly after the Russian invasion.
Their names are Anzhelina and Anzhelika Kotseliuk, and they are welcomed with their 10-year-old daughter in Finestrat, where they live with their mother, grandmother and aunt. a house that a neighbor gave themOn the outskirts of Puig Campana.
They were painters and very respected in Ukraine. Actually, They were preparing an exhibition in Germanybut for the moment all these plans were swept away by the war with a stroke of the pen.
They lived in a picturesque city on the banks of the Ros River, their great-grandparents were painters and their mother encouraged them to paint since they were little. They started when they were four years old. and it hasn’t stopped since.
When the war began, his father told his mother Olga: “They will go as far as possible”». He didn’t know how to drive very well, but his determination to leave the horror behind was greater. Bombings, planes flying nearby, lots of horror and a long journey across Europe as far as Benidorm.
«They relax with the painting, relieve their fears and stresses, forget the horror they experienced»
Because here? “I was driving and passing through many cities, there was a lot of light in Barcelona and Valencia, but there was also a lot of noise and we panicked,” he explains. “Inside Benidorm we saw a lot of light but no noise“We communicated with other refugees and volunteers through guasap groups and only someone from Benidorm said we could come here, we found the light,” he says.
Benidorm to Mutxamel and from there to Finestrat. They go to school every day even though one of the little ones has a problem. heart problem and they have to do medical tests.
Orthodox icons and landscapes
They mainly paint Orthodox icons and landscapes, but the light and sun of the Costa Blanca encouraged them to capture all sorts of items on canvas. Those who are overwhelmed and overwhelmed by the situation find calmness as soon as they take a brush in their hands and start creating.
«They keep their enthusiasm, they relax a lot with the painting, their fears and stresses go away, they forget about the war a little, they have a positive energy, they are more excited, can’t live without painting‘ says her mother.
Olga has twin brothers, Alexei and Alexander, who are soldiers. passed away two months ago in Mariupol because of a mine.
Although they are well, they do not stop thinking about their country and family and only think of returning: «We are so desperate to return to Ukrainewe miss our life and ours so much, the girls are calm but the teasing comes in,” she complains.
War parked his dreams, but didn’t finish with them. They have managed to bring in a few paintings found in their car, and together with the paintings they have made at Finestrat, they will present their work in a charity exhibition at La Nucía from 8-24 June.
I say goodbye to them and find myself in an overwhelmingly warm and loving hug. So much pain caused by a meaningless war, but failed to delete art and painting from young and great artists.
Source: Informacion
