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First in Europe Church on Water to Be Built in Kyiv

The works for building of a church on water were started in Kyiv. "Ukrrechflot" JSC has initiated the building. As assistant of "Ukrechflot" JSC Ihor Belov has reported to UNIAN, the church of St. Mykola Mirlikiysky will be built on the Dnipro River near the Kyiv river port. According to his words, the St. Mykola was the patron of the seamen and travelers, protected them from different troubles in the sea. Besides, I.Belov pointed out that the church will not have analogues in Europe. In accordance with the project, the church with the height of 37 meters will be situated 12-15 meters from the bank. The building will continue during 10 months. "Ukrrestavratsiya" concern will be the general contactor of the building. According to the words of I.Belov, the building will be sanctified on occasion of the holiday of winter Mykola on December 19, the first divine service in the new church will take place on the holiday of summer Mykola - on May 22, 2004.

Ukraine Native's Inspiration To Return To Art Now A Way Through Grief In The USA

From the flat canvas, a Spanish dancer leaps to life. You can't hear the music, but in her eyes you see it, and feel it. It's not magic, but art. The oil painting, titled "Rhythm," is among the works of Irina Kirienko-Milton on display in the Northlight Gallery at Everett Community College wrote Julie Muhlstien, columnist for The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington, USA, on March 9, 2003. The 42-year-old native of Ukraine sometimes paints from photographs. She'll often set up a still-life tableau. The dancer was painted from life. Remembering the scene from a trip with her husband last May, Kirienko-Milton described her dynamic subject. "We were in Spain and came across this Gypsy family. There were younger women, skinnier women, but there was something about her. Look at her face, she had so much expression," the artist said in an accent that gives away her heritage. Now, Kirienko-Milton shies from the rich colors evident in "Rhythm" and other works in the show. After her husband died, "I couldn't paint bright colors. I couldn't mix the paints," she said. The paintings of Irina Kirienko-Milton are on display through March 19 in Everett Community College's Northlight Gallery. The gallery is in the Parks Student Union building, Room 219. Hours are 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 5-7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. James Milton, a 62-year-old software engineer at Boeing, died in November, shortly after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. His death ended the life they'd had since they met and married in 1998. After Milton's brother married a close friend of Kirienko's from her hometown of Lugansk, the pair became acquainted through e-mail. Milton traveled to Ukraine to meet her. She moved to Mukilteo with her new husband and her son, Dan, 14. Back home, she was divorced and working as an engineer, a field she studied at a university in Ukraine after struggling to make a living as an artist. As a girl, she attended art school, having fallen in love with drawing and painting as a child. Her mother would unroll big spools of paper on the floor, and she'd spend hours lost in creation. Here, her husband supported her interests and pushed her to renew her art education. "I met the best man in the world. He wanted to help, he even built my frames for me. I miss him so much," Kirienko-Milton said. "He was a very kind and gentle man, and he was terribly in love with Irina," said Bill Waterworth of Silvana, who met the couple when his wife, Carey, was studying art at the college. Lowell Hanson, Kirienko-Milton's painting instructor at EvCC, runs the Northlight Gallery and selected her work for the exhibit. He rarely showcases a single student. What's special here is as much the artist as the art, Hanson said. "Irina has an extremely strong work ethic and a desire to be successful," he said. "That's one of the reasons I did this as an exhibit. "Too often, people think artists are superhumans and magically create these things. Here's a student, a good painter who is learning and developing." Kirienko-Milton has studied at the Seattle Academy of Fine Art in the University District. Her works have been shown at a Kirkland gallery and in several juried shows. Mary Castro, an English as a second language instructor at the college, saw the same work ethic when she had Kirienko-Milton in classes several years ago. "Irina is such a bright young woman. She worked very hard to accomplish what she has. She was always smiling, always friendly," said Castro, adding that James Milton was a great help in his wife's practice of English. The artist walked me through the gallery last week. She stopped at each painting to tell its story. Her face brightened at the thought of happier times. She is pleased with the Spanish dancer. Another favorite is a newer work, "Chinese." It shows an older woman shopping at an outdoor market in Snohomish. "This one took lots of time," she said. "I started it when my husband was ill." She set it aside and only recently was able to pick up brushes again and complete it. "It's coming back. It takes time," Kirienko-Milton said. "Painting is like practicing music. You have to work or you forget." Hanson is sure the work will help his student heal. "Painting is going to help her in this grieving process," he said. "Coming here to paint is a godsend for her. I know that's what her husband would have wanted," Julie Muhlstien, journalist for The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington, USA, wrote in her column on March 9, 2003. The story about the Ukrainian artist was monitored by the www.ArtUkraine.com Information Service in Washington, D.C.