Opravy

about the author Hey!

My name is Olya, I am an artist and a drawing teacher.

About the book I wrote this book for those who want to learn how to draw real pictures.

The book is illustrated with drawings by students of the Lotus Lake art studio in the village of B..

At the end of the book, I have posted a list of the authors of the drawings and comments for those who want to know exactly why I used these particular works, and not others.

What is a ”real picture” Real pictures should be useful.

These are drawings that are admired, hung on the wall, shown at exhibitions.

A useful painting can be presented as a birthday present, it can be sold at an auction for a lot of money, a hole in the wallpaper can be covered with a useful painting, or shown to guests who will appreciate what a cultured and educated person you are.

Meaning and mood The painting doesn’t have to be pretty.

It should be meaningful.

This is when you look at a picture showing the sea and a sailing ship, and you smell the sea wind and hear the cries of seagulls.

The meaning of the picture is that through the image the artist conveys the mood or some of his thoughts.

But this is not a rebus or a riddle that needs to be solved.

You have to look at the picture and be imbued with the mood like music.

Moreover, the same picture can cause different feelings in different people. This is fine.

The picture must definitely have a mood.

Even if nothing is clear, the mood should still be like that of music.

Nothing is clear, but everything is clear.

Do you know that there are sad and funny colors?

Funny pictures are hung in the house, and sad ones - in museums.

Therefore, children do not like to go to museums.

It is necessary to draw when the soul asks.

If you love your mother, then it is very easy to draw a bouquet or a portrait.

But if the soul is sad, then this can also be drawn.

For example, a trash heap and abandoned cats, a sad autumn tree that froze in the wind or a homeless puppy.