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Fascinating pictures of Armenians in love with the Russian north
An artist with an exotic Russian ear named Janna Tutunjan was born in the heart of Russia – in Moscow in the autumn of 1931. No one could have imagined that a talented graduate of the Surikov Art Institute would decide to take and go to her husband’s home country, to the village of the Vologda region. And that it is life in the village — more precisely, the way Gianna will capture it in her drawings and paintings — she will glorify Tutunjan and the land of Vologda. Continue reading
The personal drama of the French artist Emile Mounier, which inspired him to paint children’s portraits
There are not so many painters in the world history of art who dedicated their work to children’s portraits. For, in order to capture the lovely mischievous and immediate children, the artist is required to have an immense sense of patience and love for them. These qualities were abound in the French artist of the mid-19th century – Emile Mounier, who was considered the best painter of his time, who devoted himself entirely to this genre. And his attitude to his barefoot heroes, causing delight and affection from the public – not at all banal sentimentalism, but the personal drama of the artist. Continue reading
Magic in a box with pencils: Anna Yvonne Gilbert’s fabulous illustrations
Beautiful princesses and mysterious princes, Santa Claus and his wife, horses with flowing manes, swans in golden crowns … and all this – with colored pencils! In this cozy, sophisticated and sometimes creepy world invites lovers of fairy tales artist Anna Yvonne Gilbert.
Anna Yvonne Gilbert was born in 1951. The artist’s childhood passed in foggy Northumberland, and, as you know, Great Britain presented the world with many brilliant artists who create their own worlds! Recall Beatrice Potter or Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale … Anna Yvonne Gilbert is in their lineup. Continue reading
