Svetlana Orinko is a watercolour and oil painter who works from a home studio in Fendalton, Christchurch, on Roa Road. The website says she draws on her Ukrainian roots and ten years of classical training, and that she has lived in New Zealand for more than thirty years, first in rural Canterbury. Her subjects include florals, landscapes, portraits and closely observed compositions. She prepares her own canvases and frames each piece by hand. The website also says she is a sought-after tutor, and lists awards including the Kath von Tunzelman Memorial Watercolour Award in 2015 and a watercolour award and People's Choice Award in Ashburton in 2021.
One reviewer describes the artwork as stunning and the customer service as wonderful. The website lists paintings for sale, including oil and watercolour works of Fiordland, Port Chalmers and the Dusky Sound.