Mayo house decorated with stunning Ukrainian paintings

A blend of Mayo and Ukrainian culture.

An Irish cottage in Ouwenwee outside Westport has been beautified with Ukrainian artwork. Graphic designer Olena Shepeliuk (28) is responsible for the decoration.

“I did the painting in my own style, but I was inspired by the Ukrainian style of folk art,” explained Shepeliuk speaking to The Mayo News. “So this style of painting from the region where I was born, from the Dnipro region, and since we had a lot of blue paint, we added yellow, and we got a Ukrainian flag colour scheme.”

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The traditional Irish cottage with the new artwork makes a stunning blend of the two cultures and stands out in the landscape. The painting was created with the full support of the landlords, Jill and Tim Moore, who encouraged Olena and her husband Mykhailo to go ahead with the project.

“They sincerely offered us to live in this house, which is very old, and this is a family treasure for their family, for Moore family. I'm extremely grateful to our landlords for being brave enough, to allow me to decorate this wall of this house in Ukrainian style”

Olena was unsure, whether the wet weather would wash off her work. But that hasn't happened. And the house with the Ukrainian artwork is making waves.

“People love it so much, some people came here to take pictures, and sometimes I can see some new post on Facebook, and I can recognize the house. Our landlords too, they said it is lovely.”

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