76. More about angels.

I have already posted at least two pages about angles in the past 2.5 years. And within the last  couple of months, more and more angels made their way from Victor's desk (actually, he usually draws on his laps sitting on his sofa-bed), through his scanner and through e-mail  to my computer and now to this blog. This is especially strange because Victor is not at all religious. But I have given up a long time ago to understand why he draws this or that. As he told me once, "It is not me who made them up; it’s someone else inside me, so I am not responsible for their content or their form or anything else."

I have also always been curious: how does Victor name his drawings? All I knew he usually doesn't give them names when he makes them, only when he sends them to me. This following drawing he sent to me twice. He drew it in April and entitled "Thinking Angel." This was before his dreadful diagnosis. Then I received it again in December, this time under the title "To Make a Decision." I find it very interesting that depending on the circumstances he himself sees his drawings in different light.

 

 

 

"Задумавшийся ангел"

"Принять Решение"

 

 

At about the same time he sent this to me. Victor has never asked me to help him collect the money for his cancer treatment. But I urgently started the fundraiser after looking at this and several similar images. For an artist, his work is his way of communicating...

 

 

 

  

 



 

 

"All Flights Cancelled"

"Нелетная Погода"

 

 

Few more angels that follow look somewhat more optimistic. Victor drew and sent them to me very recently. At this time, my fundraiser brought a larger portion of the amount that he needed for treatment, although when I started it, he really didn't believe it would work.

 

Living thousands miles away and having a limited knowledge what is really going on there with him, I realize that my perception of his work is probably over-simplified. But I am presenting from my point of view (and actually, he never complained - maybe just because his English is not too good. Oh well...)

      

 

 

Recently Victor was diagnosed with sarcoma of the soft tissue of his knee. Until this shocking diagnosis he had thought for several years that it was arthritis. Now his cancer is in stage 3...

So far his treatment included several chemotherapy sessions and the surgery, but now he needs  at least $11,000 to start radiotherapy, ASAP. For majority of Ukrainian people these amounts of money are simply incomprehensible, and there is no such thing as medical insurance. I already collected $7,50, but we are running out of time, and it seems that I have exhausted my list of potential supporters.

Still, either you are a faithful reader of my blog, or you ended up here just once, by mistake - please contribute whatever you can. As a sign of gratitude, Victor and I would like to offer you a
unique opportunity (that I have been enjoying for free for many years!): tell the artist what's on your mind - any word, theme, even abstract concept, - and he most definitely has a drawing on this topic which he will send to you. More information on the Facebook page 

https://www.facebook.com/GetMasterpieceSaveLife

Please, go to the link below and donate!!! And please share this information with anyone who can also help.
 

http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/an-artist-in-ukraine-fights-cancer-/102009