Watercolor painting is a true masterpiece of graphic style. ((Style: Mezen painting is one of the most ancient and original Russian folk crafts, originated at the end of the 19th century in the north of the Arkhangelsk region, in the Mezen district, near the White Sea. It is also called Palaschelskaya, after the village of Palaschelye, which was the center of this art. Black and red are the main colors: red (from baked clay) and black (from soot with larch resin). Sometimes white, blue or green appear in modern works. Stylized images of animals: horses, deer, moose, ducks — all these are not just decorations, but symbols with deep meaning. For example, a duck is the sun going into the underwater kingdom, and a horse is the rising sun and prosperity. Pagan symbols: the tree of life, spirals (symbol of the annual cycle), zigzags (water), a dot in a square — grain, fertility. Geometric patterns are strict, repetitive, giving rhythm and dynamics to the drawing. Three-tiered composition: There are animals (deer, horses) below, birds and animals in the middle, and only birds on top. Objects: most often these are spinning wheels, boxes, chests, barrels, and today — souvenirs, dishes, murals. An image of a spinning wheel with a Mezen painting and next to it a young, beautiful girl in a Russian costume sits spinning at this spinning wheel. The oldest known example is an 1815 spinning wheel with a black and red pattern. Surprisingly, the tradition dates back to the Finno-Ugric tribes, even before Christianity.)). Intense close-up. High resolution. High quality. Increased attention to small details. Hyper-realistic surrealist style, impressionism. Increased attention to the smallest details and texture. The author is Auguste Renoir.
