orange arch (#architecture series) Painting

This is the painting of the house where I grew up. I have a lot of sweet memories from my childhood, playing with other kids in the yard. Our place had 3 blocks of residential buildings, so they formed a closed yard with gates. And no other random people could come in. I grew up in a big family of five people: my mom and dad, sister and grandma. The neighborhood was diverse: people with different background and ethnicity. And all families got along well with each other. I captured the arch with big heavy metal gate, which gave me the sense of safety in my childhood. "Orange arch" is a part of my #architecture series. I started working on #architecture series during summertime in 2021. Mostly I was inspired by buildings created during Soviet era. There are many residential buildings constructed in "Stalinki" style which is pretty iconic in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. "Stalinki" residential buildings have spacious rooms, deep basement, and all of them were built from bricks. I love walking around the city and taking pictures of all buildings, that I find attractive. I use my photographs as a reference. My #architecture series started with house, where I grow up. It was built in 1957. Survived the strongest earthquake in 1966. It was designed by architect Alexander Viktorovich Yakushev. House № 22 is located at the intersection of Pushkin and Khamid Alimdzhan street.