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   Crystal Marshall

   August 30, 2020

   Great post. So sorry to hear about the gate in your village. Couldn’t imagine how that must feel at a time like this. Glad to see you found inspiration through a testing situation. Love how the work is turning out. I like the palette it’s very inviting, yet you can feel a sense of entrapment when you see the grid work of the fence imposed on such a lovely scene. Thanks for sharing.

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      Raemansky

      August 31, 2020

      Hi Crystal,

      Thank you for your kind words. I am glad to read that you feel so accurately, what I tried to express here. Luckily they removed this fence on June the 9th, after the first wave. But there is still a small gate standing on the grass, next to the road, with a reminder to keep distance and respect the local corona measures. At the same time this gate feels like something of a threat saying: If corona comes back you’ll be locked out again… I hope I am wrong, but I can’t help feeling this threat when I pass it.

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   Anastasia Patsey

   September 2, 2020

   Hi, Nanda! You’re making your own wine, that’s so impressive! Is it something that you’re doing every year or just occasionally?
   Thank you for sharing this story. Well, people always find their way, even despite formal restrictions and actually fences and walls.
   I liked your idea about blanking out areas on the other side of the fence. The white colour also brings so much contrast, light and shining into the painting.
   This compositions with a strong diagonal that you chose (consciously or intuitively) brings in a feeling of unrest and tension in the work. In Russian art historical terms it is called “the diagonal of struggle”.

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      Raemansky

      September 4, 2020

      Hi Anastasia,

      This is only the second time that I am making wine. Last year was my first try. I made it with 2 different recipies, but both where no good. Yet when I mixed them together it became an absolutely delicious wine 😀 So I am still experimenting a bit on what might be the best recipe.
      I really like the idea of being (somewhat) selfsufficient. I mean there’s a lot of freedom to be found in being selfsufficient. So I am trying all kinds of things, from making wine to making ogórki (pickles) and even paneer (a kind of Indian cheese). Thus far it has been a pretty tasty and fun experiment 🙂
      The border is a funny area. One country ends and the other one starts. This creates something of a gap in monitoring and services. Maybe even more today here in Shengen with no regular security patrolling on the border, than was before. But even with regular security, trafficing will allways exist. I think what happened there and then proves enough.
      I like what you write about the Russian art term ‘the diagonal struggle’. I believe that when used right, diagonal lines can really bring vibrance and live to your work, so I tend to make a lot of use of them. Also, here I used golden spraypaint to prepare my canvas, that’s how I tried to give this painting something of it’s glow.

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