Sestry Homenyuk – YAryna (1913-1989) ta Sofiya (1921-2001) – narodylysya y vyrosly v seli Viytivka, scho bilya Umani na CHerkaschyni. Vony perezhyly Holodomor i Druhu Svitovu viynu, cherez yaki zaznachy velykych vtrat. Ale yichnye mystetstvo radisne, yaskrave i fantastychne. Sestry pochynaly yak bahato ukrayins′kych zhinok – malyuvaly komyny, nastinni kvity v svoyich chatach. Susidy y rodychi zaproshuvaly sester rozmalyuvaty y yichni domivky. Vony tse robyly zvychaynymy farbamy, a penzlyky – z travy. Pershym pro mystetstvo sester rozpoviv svitovi kyyivs′kyy mystetstvoznavets′ i mystets′ Nartsis Kocherezhko, yakyy rodom z-pid Umani. Vin dopomih yim vlashtuvaty muzeyni vystavky i sam zibrav chymalu kolektsiyu. Do knyhy “YAryna i Sofiya Homenyuk” uviyshly tvory dvoch mystkyn′, yaki eksponuvalysya na vystavtsi v halereyi RODOVID (2002). Peredmovu napysav Nartsis Kocherezhko.