Belated but eternal words
The first days of the new year are always a time when the past meets the future that we create here and now. Which means it's time to turn dreams into plans. To launch projects postponed "for later."
2026 can become the year when we learn to value the silence in the pauses between tasks as much as the tasks themselves. Learn to say "no" to the unnecessary in order to say "yes" to what matters most. Learn to see in mistakes not failure, but data for course correction. May this year give you the courage to begin what makes you hesitant. And patience when the path seems endlessly long. And of course, gratitude for what you already have.
And most importantly, remember that even the most difficult step becomes easier when there's someone nearby who will support you and quietly say: "I believe in you. You can do it!" Cherish each other!
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Wanna Chat? Author's Column
A stream of thoughts
Winter this time has turned out to be very snowy, and as numerous reports testify, this is a widespread phenomenon in our latitudes. So much precipitation has fallen that this winter's norm has already been exceeded. Only the snow doesn't agree with any norms and continues to fall. "There's no such thing as bad weather," goes the famous song, and it's truly so. The beauty outside the window is indescribable! Inspired by the surrounding nature, I drew the background for one of today's posters.
For our project, the year has begun quite successfully, one could say. Recently, packages were sent containing a total of 14 posters ordered already in the new year. Most of the prints were ordered from the catalog, but there were also completely new ones that I had to work on intensively during the first days of the New Year. I'm satisfied – this work is to my liking and brings only joy and satisfaction.
Do you know when I started drawing aircraft profiles? It began somewhere in the second half of the 1970s. Those were pencil drawings and blueprints, executed precisely in profile. I was greatly influenced by various encyclopedias and technical reference books that were abundant on the bookshelves in my parents' home. That's how it all began. And who would have thought that half a century later...
The day after the New Year 2026 arrived, I celebrated my birthday. That day I received many greetings in different languages from all corners of the world in virtually all social networks. Thank you all very much! You reinforce my confidence that all of this is not in vain. You give me new ideas and inspiration, and this is important to me. Oh yes, I'm 62. No longer a boy, but I haven't stopped dreaming, I make long-term plans and hope for the best for all of us.
And now I'll allow myself to rest a bit and finish writing this news release.
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New Additions to the Catalog
The first posters of 2026
In the first days of the new year, we published two new posters. Both were drawn in the final days of the passing year. And the last one even received a quite festive winter landscape as its background. But its connection to the New Year holidays doesn't end there. I wrote more about this on the "Poster Gallery" page.
At first, that was my plan – to publish two posters from last year and immediately write a fresh news release. But the beginning of the year turned out to be very busy. I accepted orders, drew four new posters, am currently working on the fifth, and just received a request for the sixth. May my whole year go this way!
The news release of our virtual newspaper fell slightly behind events. And so, at the last moment, a third poster joined the two new additions to the catalog. Like the previous pair, it's a new release. But unlike them, it was drawn already in 2026.
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The first posters of 2026. Page 2
Winter. The first month of the year has already reached its midpoint. Outside the window are meter-high snowdrifts, and the thermometer is stuck in the blue zone, apparently for a long time. Take a look at our new posters. Just from the airline names alone, your hand reaches for a mug of hot tea.
I don't think anyone needs to be told that Alaska is about cold. A land of snow, short summers sparse in bright colors. A land of strong people, harsh mountain peaks, and cold seas. And although Alaska Airlines has long been based much further south than Anchorage, the spirit of the north is present in its livery: the color palette of polar latitudes and a northern dweller in a warm hood.
Apparently this wasn't enough for me, and a poster of a small regional carrier from the ancient Russian city of Kostroma appeared in the collection. This is the homeland of our Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), in case you didn't know. And although it's not the extreme north, it's still the North, with all its icy attributes. It's no coincidence that a snowflake is painted on the vertical stabilizer of the old but still very sturdy An-26 aircraft. In addition to everything, the fuselage bears a large inscription: "City of Sharya – the northern capital of the Kostroma region." This is a very tiny town north of Kostroma. And all around are endless forests and snow – lots of snow – that's how I painted it in the background.
Such a winter company has gathered for the New Year in our catalog. Both posters were the first to receive the 2026 copyright at the bottom of the sheet.
But that's not all. As I already wrote on the first page, new orders are already knocking at the project's door. I've included one of them in this release. Completely fresh, and most importantly, hot as the Arizona sands. The poster depicts the aircraft in the days of its youth. And even though it now flies for a completely different airline, this poster will preserve the memory of past years, like a photograph of an old friend.