Artist Alexander Kolotilov created the winter landscape “The First Snow” in ocherish, gray-white, and greenish tones. There are no bright pure colors in the painting, which can attract special attention: the artist opted for pastel shades which convey a calm and peaceful state of nature.
Pastel colors are subdued tones, obtained after mixing the basic tone with white paint in various proportions. The result is a muted, as if powdered, color. They are called pastel shades because they are associated with pastel sticks — soft crayons which consist of a powdered base pigment ground into a paste and mixed with water.
In the foreground, up to the middle of the canvas, Kolotilov depicted a field with grass that has turned yellow, covered with small pockets of freshly fallen snow here and there. At the top of the canvas, in the background, the artist depicted a somber coniferous forest, which stretches out into the distance like a blind wall: the further away, the more blurred the image is, and the fog-like haze on the trees becomes denser. The heavy gray sky is covered with clouds.
Alexander Kolotilov was born on October 14, 1946, in Moscow. He lost his parents early in his life and lived in an orphanage, located in the Pushkinsky District.
Kolotilov showed an interest in drawing at an early age. After finishing school, he entered the Abramtsevo Artistic and Industrial College and graduated in 1968. After completing his military service in the Soviet Army, Kolotilov returned to the college as a teacher in 1974. In 1977, he graduated from the Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts and taught painting until 1990.
From 1988, Kolotilov actively participated in exhibitions in many Russian cities and abroad. From 1992 to 1993, the artist worked and had exhibitions in the United States, and in 1995, his personal exhibition was held in Chipping Norton, England. Kolotilov joined the Moscow Association of Artists of the International Art Fund, and in 2010 received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Kolotilov is a representative of the modern Moscow school of landscape painting. He often organizes workshops en plein air; goes to the Moscow suburbs to paint, and paints from life. In his artworks, Kolotilov tries to move away from excessive depth of space and strives to naturally portray three-dimensional forms on the flat surface of the canvas.
Pastel colors are subdued tones, obtained after mixing the basic tone with white paint in various proportions. The result is a muted, as if powdered, color. They are called pastel shades because they are associated with pastel sticks — soft crayons which consist of a powdered base pigment ground into a paste and mixed with water.
In the foreground, up to the middle of the canvas, Kolotilov depicted a field with grass that has turned yellow, covered with small pockets of freshly fallen snow here and there. At the top of the canvas, in the background, the artist depicted a somber coniferous forest, which stretches out into the distance like a blind wall: the further away, the more blurred the image is, and the fog-like haze on the trees becomes denser. The heavy gray sky is covered with clouds.
Alexander Kolotilov was born on October 14, 1946, in Moscow. He lost his parents early in his life and lived in an orphanage, located in the Pushkinsky District.
Kolotilov showed an interest in drawing at an early age. After finishing school, he entered the Abramtsevo Artistic and Industrial College and graduated in 1968. After completing his military service in the Soviet Army, Kolotilov returned to the college as a teacher in 1974. In 1977, he graduated from the Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts and taught painting until 1990.
From 1988, Kolotilov actively participated in exhibitions in many Russian cities and abroad. From 1992 to 1993, the artist worked and had exhibitions in the United States, and in 1995, his personal exhibition was held in Chipping Norton, England. Kolotilov joined the Moscow Association of Artists of the International Art Fund, and in 2010 received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Kolotilov is a representative of the modern Moscow school of landscape painting. He often organizes workshops en plein air; goes to the Moscow suburbs to paint, and paints from life. In his artworks, Kolotilov tries to move away from excessive depth of space and strives to naturally portray three-dimensional forms on the flat surface of the canvas.
