Winter
The painting “Winter” is executed in the traditions of realist landscape. In the foreground lies a snow-covered ground, where irregularities and shades of yellow and gray convey a sense of truthfulness and vitality. A row of slender birches with dark trunks stands against the backdrop of village houses, barely discernible through the interlacing branches. The color palette is subdued and cold, dominated by gray-white tones, yet warmed by reddish and brown hues of the buildings and forest, creating a harmony of winter stillness.
Leonid Solovev
Born on December 9.12.1936 in the village of Dyukovo our Vologda Region (Russia). Graduated from the Crimea Art School named after MF Samokish (1958) and the Ukrainian Printing Arts Institute named after I. Fedorov in Lvov (1984). Takes part in art exhibitions since 1962. Has held his personal exhibition in Brest (1987). Works, principally, in the field of water-colour painting, The works are in museums of Brest, as well as in private collections in Belarus and a number of foreign countries. A member of the BAD since 1989. Lives in Brest