About the Artist
Born and raised in Ukraine, Math and Physics teacher, moved to USA and became an artist. Loves to paint, bringing the joy of visual Art to people.
Painter of Color and Light in our everyday life moments.
I'm Ivanka Lempitskiy, an artist who paints in a variety of mediums.
Most recently, I paint with a palette knife in oil to achieve deep vibrancy and texture of color and light in landscape paintings of Mid-America.
I was born and raised in Ukraine, worked for 22 years as a high school teacher of Math and Physics, enjoyed teaching a lot, but was always fascinated with Art.
After moving to the United States, I started to take my art more seriously and experimenting with different mediums, such as pastel, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, oil.
In 2013 I received the Amos Shinkle Award at the Duveneck Art Show, Kentucky, for my jewelry.
In 2015 I received the Best of Pastel at the Madison Art Club Regional Show, Indiana.
In 2019 I received An Honorable Mention at the Ohio Plein Air Competition, Cincinnati.
2022-2025 brought me more achievements in art world.
I received honorable mention at First Brush of Spring, New Harmony, IN.
Best of the Ripley CO, IN en Plein Air competition at Versailles State Park
I'm an active member of Art Alliance of Mason, OH, the Brush and Palette Painters of Cincinnati, OH, Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, Ohio, member of Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, Ohio Plein Air Association.
As a young girl, I was enchanted with beautiful colors my home-folks had on their shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts, belts, and bags. I remember my mom and grandma working on the loom in long winters, producing unbelievably colorful kilims (rugs), table runners, wall carpets and other things. Every single item was handmade from wool or linen fiber and hand colored. Egg coloring, embroidery, knitting, and beading were very much popular activities in my family. Yes, the pictures from that ocean of colors were and still are the most precious memories I have!
Every time I paint or make jewelry I use those very vivid images from my childhood. Because of that I’m staying connected to my visual perceptions of everything that I’m experiencing in my life.
I live and work in Mason, Ohio. Mason is like a jewel with its beautiful surroundings - parks, stadiums, rivers, numerous creeks and lakes. The sunsets here are gorgeous! There are also many farms with their charming barns and fields! When you are outside in such fine nature it is very hard not to notice the striking sunsets, the blue sky, fresh crisp air in the morning, or ever-changing river water. And all that we see around us deserve to be painted.
I like to paint en Plein-air. The benefits of painting on location are way more than just being in front of the subject. You work out all of your senses, and you are getting to know the space you are painting in. The changes of the season, the time of day, and the weather conditions all play a unique role in choosing what to paint.
From my childhood days I still have dreams about how beautiful were the quiet summer nights, how warm and silky was the water of the nearby creek, how crystal-clear were the sunny winter days in the mountains… these images often go onto my canvas.
For the viewers of my work, I offer a journey into nature helping them to see and understand better the world they are living in. Happy journey, my friends!
