How to get ready for a plein air painting session Advantages and disadvantages of working en plein air My workshop feels like a fortress but the call to nature is hard to ignore Plein air painting may seem outdated at first glance, yet it poses a unique challenge The inability to complete the painting Stepping […]

Evgeny Malykh. The sketch of the nude male model. Pen-and-ink drawing. 38×45 cm. The Fifth Year of study.This work was created under the guidance of Professor A.L. Korolev. St.Petersburg, 1986 The first time I knew about pen-and-ink drawing was the period of my studies at the Art College in Ekaterinburg. Listening to the lectures on […]

Idea of Creating the Monument to A.I.Zelenova  The Idea of Work on the A.I.Zelenova Monument The Beginning of the Commemoration of A.I.Zelenova’s Memory The Activities of Public Organizations in the City of Pavlovsk Focus on Realizing the Concept of Creating a Monument to A.I.Zelenova The Correctness of the Choice of the Final Version of the […]

Summer is the time for open air painting sessions Wnat to bring for plein air painting and drawing sessions Special artist’s umbrella Folding chair Easel Solid base for watercolour Painting materials including watercolour, gouache and tempera Keep a small container of water on hand Graphic materials Paper 2. Exploring the remarcable monuments of Veliky Novgorod […]

  Stepping outside marks the beginning of a creative adventure What’s plenair? Before you venture out into the world? Choose your materials Choose your location First, decide on the subject you want to portray Having the right mindset and well-organized workplace is the key to producing your best work Organising your space effectively within the […]

1.Is plein air really essential in architecture education? 2. Architecture and its meaning 3. Architecture and the perception of space 4. The Role of the artist-instructor in the Learning Process 5. The significance of St.Petersburg’s suburban parks in shaping future architect’s professional education 6. The importance of trees in park landscapes 7. Light and shadow […]

Three years running, I am going for my summer open-air sessions to the town of Pushkin, former Tsarskoye Selo. This name of the town is the one I’m more familiar with because it is initially given to this city and historically more consistent. In addition to this, the town of Tsarskoye Selo is called Muses’ […]

Museum-apartment of A.I.Kuindzhi My impressions Музей-квартира А.И.Куинджи, гостиная. The Museum-Apartment of Archip Kuindzhi. The Living Room The fact that everything is always changing is no more a secret these days.     It seems that craving for novelty nowadays has reached its limits. We are looking for novelty in everything: from new objects and events to scientific […]

To the question of the Russian-Finnish relationships in the second part of the 19th century Among Finnish artists, whose education in a certain degree was firmly related to the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, Juho Rissanen occupies a special place. Although he studied only for a short period at the studio of Ilya Repin (December 1897 […]

Ээро Ярнефельт, финский художник   Eero Jarnefelt and the Imperial Academy of Arts in St.Petersburg. To the question of the Russian-Finnish artistic relationship during the second half of the 19th century Russian-Finnish cultural and artistic relations have a long and fascinating history that dates back to ancient times. The Finns still lived on the banks […]

Анна Ивановна Зеленова в своем рабочем кабинете в Павловском дворце. Anna Ivanovna Zelenova in her office room in the Pavlovsk Palace There are many things in the world that we are accustomed to but usually ignore: buildings, streets, trees, monuments, cars passing by all this is our environment and the part of our lives. Regrettably, […]

Собор святой великомученицы Екатерины в Царском Селе. Архитектор К.А.Тон The Great Martyr Ekaterina Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo (Now the Town of Pushkin) Architect K.Thon The summer of the year of 2006 I spent in the town of Pushkin which is located 23 kilometers from St.Petersburg. While working in the open air, I noticed a large […]

In the I.E.Repin’s art studio. В учебной мастерской И.Е.Репина Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Education — all these words can be read above every of the entrance doors in the main round-shaped courtyard of the Academy of Arts building. These words are seen as the motto of this educational institution, the oldest Russian Art Academy. Every […]

Professor Alexander Leonidovich Korolev, May, 1985Профессор А.Л.Королев. Май, 1985 г.       Many outstanding painters, sculptors, architects, and art historians have studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art, which walls witnessed many personal histories. It’s worth remembering for the rest of your life. The atmosphere of the Academy evokes such recollections. It often […]