Hello! I’m an artist from Kherson (Southern Ukraine). My name is Alexander Zhukovsky.

I’d like to tell a story that happened to me personally.

When I lived in the village of Belozerka near Kherson, in my mother’s house, I had a studio. My mom used to coming to me and watching me working. We could talk for hours. And she often asked me: «Sasha, draw Elton John, please». She loved him very much. She collected records of his songs, posters with him. Well, Mom, I replied, I will do it later.

Time passed, I forgot about my promise. Then my mother died. Once while sitting in the studio, I was looking through the magazine and saw a photo with Elton John. I immediately remembered my mom’s request and decided to start. I found this old tablecloth that my great-grandmother had embroidered. My mom always kept it. After her death, I kept it in my studio. I started drawing on it and I made a portrait like that. The first part of the promise was fulfilled, but there remained the second one — that Sir Elton John could see this work. I would be happy to hand it over to him. In my mother’s memory and as a gratitude for his work. And I hope that this will happen. Peace to your home!