ART
My World of Colours
Ekaterina Malysheva
BSPU,
Blagoveshchensk (Russia)
My favourite hobby is drawing. I started
drawing when I was three. I remember that my
mother always encouraged me and praised
my funny drawings. She even decorated our
house with them. And the best presents on my
parents' and grandparents' birthdays were
also my drawings. Of course, I was pleased and
quite proud of my works. When I was 10, I tried
to study at special art school but, you see, I
lived in a small town and my school was closed
because there were few people that's why I
couldn`t but draw at home every day.
Certainly, I took part in different school
drawing competitions and, by the way, I
succeeded in it. Furthermore, my painting
teacher was so amazed by the pictures I made
that he asked my parents` permission to
exhibit them. It was one of the biggest events
in my life and since then this hobby has
become a very important part of my being.
I like putting on a sheet everything that I
see around myself or that arises in my
imagination. I like to walk looking at the
beautiful world which surrounds me. I stop to
get the tools and begin to draw. I am fond of
combining forms and colours into a
harmonious unity. I use different tones. They
can be cool and restful, delicate and soft. I
must say that it's not an easy activity and it
takes me a lot of time and effort. Sometimes I
am not quite satisfied with my works so I leave
and finish them only for the second, third and
fourth time.
Some words about the materials. To be
honest, I usually use pencils of different
thickness because I don't like watercolor or
gouache very much. Although I prefer paper to
watercolor. It's funny but it is.
When it comes to creating a new picture
I derive extra ideas from famous artists` works
and their life experience. It helps a lot and
gives a new perspective. For example, my
favourite artist is Ivan Aivazovsky. In my
opinion, he is great and his vision of seas and
oceans is wonderful! They are deep vast and
majestic… He is a seascape painter and it
means that most of his works were sea
landscapes. What`s more, he was a
representative of the Romantic Movement in
Russian art that opened up to the world the
new interest in human psychology and nature
as well as the expression of personal feelings
and emotions.
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One more movement that I adore is
Expressionism which main feature is vivid and
shocking colours. Its representors distort
colors, forms and proportions of the pictures
to exaggerate the objects and give a new look
of familiar things. To tell the truth, in some
point it reminds me Surrealism of that
appeared in the early 1920s when special
attention was paid to the human psyche. The
works of Z. Freud, C. Jung, V. Wundt described
the amazing laws of consciousness, memory,
thinking and influenced the minds. So, that
movement arose under the discoveries of
great scientists and their works. The artists
sought to channel the unconscious as a
means to unlock the power of imagination and
break the traditions of a conservative art
school.
In general, I think it's a great gift to be
able to draw not only the reality but also
images and ideas that come across your mind
and stir imagination. As you have already
understood, I can't imagine my life without
drawing and everything connected with it:
pencils, paper and bright colorful paints.
Drawing brings me a lot of satisfaction. For me
it is the best way to relax and express my
emotions. With the help of drawing I can share
my vision of the world. Drawing is my passion!
February 2019 №2