Woman-blues
Russian painter
Gulnara Elrod tells about herself
If
I would have never known what an infectious laughter, thoughtful ideas,
clever jokes, very heartfelt singing, and stunning dancing in
front of a mirror used to come out of a creature called me, I
would think that I am a blues-person, quiet, extremely modest, although
not without the abilities. Many people think exactly that way about
me.
I was born in Kazakhstan just before peoples’ first flights
into an outer space, so I was not named Valentina (Valentina Tereshkova
was a a first woman astronaut). My mother absolutely illegally stole
us, three of her kids, fled our father and settled in Ukraine, which
I now consider to be my Motherland.
I loved to draw since early childhood, not only out of
curiosity (can I do this?) but also out of competition and to avoid
the boredom. I graduated from Boarding School, and then
from the College of Arts and Culture in the city of Lugansk.
After unsuccessful marriage, I raised my daughter Katya.
Wind of adventure, love and pride brought me to America.
However, adventures did not happen, and those seven years
feel like one day, but analysis of the photographs do give a hint,
that time was actually moving. Here, John's and mine little Julia is
born; here I am painting Mickey Mouse in Disney World; here I am in
college studying Graphic Design; and here I am already driving a car.
From that time on my life is pierced not only with a
shine of pragmatic American stars, but also with heavy-duty thread of
spleen. On this rough canvas there appeared uninvited holes of homesickness,
which tend to give at the seams after each diligent and optimistic darning
called communication with compatriots.
Gulnara
works here
Call
Russia, Ukraine and all FSU repiblics cheap:
- SkypeOut
Use
SkypeOut to call anyone, anywhere in the world. Just
buy Skype Credit to pay low per-minute rates. The credits
are deducted as you make your SkypeOut calls. You can
call Russia just for $0.048 and - Moscow - for $0.021 Read
more about Skype
- Buy
Card on Comfi - Call directly from your
phones without entering PIN. Refill/Recharge your
PIN anytime - add more minutes. Keep your Permanent
PIN! PIN is automatically refilled when balance is
low To Activate - select auto refill option on the
purchase screen. Lowest rates: Russia - 2.3; Ukraine
- 6.9 Moldova - 9.5. Latvia 5.5 (cents/min)
-
Longdistancepost.com On
this site, you will find a fully automated Web Store,
where you can buy a calling card and receive an instant
PIN - to make a call right away. Lowest rates: Russia
- 3.8; Ukraine - 4.9 Moldova - 7.8 Latvia- 5.5 (cents/min)
- CallingCards.com! Find
the Lowest Calling Cards available on the Web. Adding
minutes to your existing card takes seconds. Lowest rates:
Russia - 3; Ukraine - 9 Moldova - 9.9. Latvia 9.9 (cents/min)
- Nobel
com NobelCom offers the convenience of pinless
dialing. Register up to six (6) different phone numbers.The
automatic recharge option allows YOU to determine
the specified amount that your NobelCom phone card
is recharged when your account balance drops below
your recharge level Lowest rates: Russia - 2.2; Ukraine
- 7.4 Moldova - 7.9 Latvia- 3.4 (cents/min).
|