Zinaida Ivanovna Dubodel, the painter of The Lakes, is a talented landscape artist from Mezhdurechensk, whose work celebrates the beauty of her region and is filled with love for the primeval beauty of its nature. In her paintings she depicts many unique landscapes in national parks in Siberia. In each of her works she brings her subject to life — whether it is ancient rock formations. steep cliffs or a mountain river. The artist vividly depicts the play of the sun on a fine day, the misty curtain of falling rain, the tender colors of the spring leaves, and the deep blue of the autumn sky. Through her dazzling paintings the viewer is transported to a world where nature is full of surprises and enigmas.
The Lakes shows a picturesque scene in the region of Mountain Shoria. With her intensely poetic vision, the artist is able to see beauty even in the final days of October, when nature is in decline. Winter is approaching, the leaves have already shed their leaves and the grass has dried up — but the ground is not yet covered with snow. In the foreground of this picture we see a small but beautiful lake, quiet and somnolent, on the edge of a forest.
Its surface reflects the light blue sky and the shores of the lake, with their dark green fir trees. Thin white, or, in places, slate grey clouds drift over the lake. In the distance we see a dark hill, with its rolling slopes. The whole scene is full of light and air. By using calm, subdued tones, the artist conveys a sense of nature slowing down in preparation for the winter.
The place which the artist depicts in this painting is a popular beauty spot surrounded by mountains, rivers and forests, just five kilometers from Mezhdurechensk. It owes its name to its beautiful lakes. This spot is famed for its pure air, its pristine nature and striking silence, qualities which the artist vividly expresses in her painting.
The lakes shown in the painting are close to the Yugus mountain and Syrkashi. The names of both those mountains come from the Shorian language. Yugus means ‘bear’. And the mountain certainly resembles a huge bear, drinking water from the river. Here there is a major regional ski facility, which hosts national competitions, including for the G.A. Khorkin, Renowned Trainer of Russia and the Elena Pavlenko, International Master of Sport prizes.
The ski slope on the south slope of Syrkashi Mountain ends at a viewing platform, which provides a fine view over the city of Mezhdurechensk. According to people whose families have lived here for a long time, the name Syrkashi comes from the first inhabitants of the region, the Syrkash. The mountain’s official name is Kastegey, (from the word “kass”, which means a steep rock face, and “tegey”, which means a peak). This mountain is connected with the Shorian tale of the Warrior of the Black Stone, and the beautiful Karagai, the daughter of the Lord of the Forest who gave her life to save the people of the forest from death. Zinaida Dubodel vividly expresses the fantastic and enigmatic beauty of her region in this work.
The Lakes shows a picturesque scene in the region of Mountain Shoria. With her intensely poetic vision, the artist is able to see beauty even in the final days of October, when nature is in decline. Winter is approaching, the leaves have already shed their leaves and the grass has dried up — but the ground is not yet covered with snow. In the foreground of this picture we see a small but beautiful lake, quiet and somnolent, on the edge of a forest.
Its surface reflects the light blue sky and the shores of the lake, with their dark green fir trees. Thin white, or, in places, slate grey clouds drift over the lake. In the distance we see a dark hill, with its rolling slopes. The whole scene is full of light and air. By using calm, subdued tones, the artist conveys a sense of nature slowing down in preparation for the winter.
The place which the artist depicts in this painting is a popular beauty spot surrounded by mountains, rivers and forests, just five kilometers from Mezhdurechensk. It owes its name to its beautiful lakes. This spot is famed for its pure air, its pristine nature and striking silence, qualities which the artist vividly expresses in her painting.
The lakes shown in the painting are close to the Yugus mountain and Syrkashi. The names of both those mountains come from the Shorian language. Yugus means ‘bear’. And the mountain certainly resembles a huge bear, drinking water from the river. Here there is a major regional ski facility, which hosts national competitions, including for the G.A. Khorkin, Renowned Trainer of Russia and the Elena Pavlenko, International Master of Sport prizes.
The ski slope on the south slope of Syrkashi Mountain ends at a viewing platform, which provides a fine view over the city of Mezhdurechensk. According to people whose families have lived here for a long time, the name Syrkashi comes from the first inhabitants of the region, the Syrkash. The mountain’s official name is Kastegey, (from the word “kass”, which means a steep rock face, and “tegey”, which means a peak). This mountain is connected with the Shorian tale of the Warrior of the Black Stone, and the beautiful Karagai, the daughter of the Lord of the Forest who gave her life to save the people of the forest from death. Zinaida Dubodel vividly expresses the fantastic and enigmatic beauty of her region in this work.
