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"Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Hello everyone!
I would like to place a painting of mine up for discussion. Oil on canvas 16x20".
I know it looks weird. Is it complete nonsense or can you accept this painting?
Some people like it, some people don't.
Your opinions and comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Special Thanks to Alexei Antonov and his Website for giving me an opportunity to exhibit my painting to the public.


Nikolay S.

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1. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Hi. Congratulations for your painting. The technique is very good in my opinion. I am not a professional but I like the technique.

About the composition... I don't know. Maybe people won't like the cigarretes. I admit that I can feel the taste and smel of the cigarrete and don't liked.
But is a good painting and depend of the taste of who is looking at.

Macelo


 
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2. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
You are making a good point. Who needs cigarette-butts and ashes?
I totally agree with you.
But medieval artists used often very different symbolic means in still lifes.
Every subject represents something; skull-death, old book-knowlege, clock- time, money- power, map- earth, etc.
A little bit of philosophy, not only just beautiful flowers, glass, silver, or porcelain.
Here are a couple of samples. You can find many of them in the History of Still Life.

Nikolay S.

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3. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Hi!
I would really like to paint something peaceful. Mmm...
What can be more peaceful than a skull?

Nikolay S.


 
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4. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Hi Nikolay,
I'm curious as to know what you are saying in your painting. what were you thinking about when you painted it...... I would like to hear your interpretation and symbolic meaning.

He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
St Fancis of Assisi


 
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5. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
This is what I was thinking about.
The fireplace looked to me like a little COSMOS.
Here there are playing angels and earthly things.
The angels represent Heavens.
The earthly things (an ashtray, cigarette-butts, grapes and an empty wineglass) represent Earth.
The whole thing is wide open.

Nikolay S.


 
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6. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Here is one more painting for discussion.
Any questions or comments are welcome.
"Autumn Harmony" oil on panel, 22x30".

Nikolay S.

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7. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
WOW x3!,..i have never painted anything before but i REALLY admire the realism in your work.,do you ever create fantasy artwork like boris vallejo,?id love to see anything else you have painted.
jim

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8. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
the bottom painting is OUTSTANDING!...i didnt see that until after i posted the 1st time ,it answered my 1st question for me .

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9. "RE: Test paintings by Nikolay Samoukov"
 
Hello everyone, here are three more paintings to discuss.
Any comments are welcome.
Oil on panel, 16x20"

Nikolay S.

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10. "Imo..."
 
   It's all a bit too genteel and "chocolate box" for my liking.
Possibly befitting the covers of airport paperbacks.
The sitting apathetic girl's rather dull, the inflated broach doesn't add anything as far as I can see (it's not even noteworthy/interesting to look at.)
The upper painting's left-hand side's nice (the fluffy trees,) as is the bird in the smoldering region in the bottom-right corner.
The woman in the sky's legs are terribly flat; her feet and hands look (unintentionally?) eroded and the cloth she's reclining on is bland; without merit.
The face of dog on its hind legs, doesn't seem right to me. His left leg's been wasted by obscuring it and I don't believe he's a strong enough character to warrant the middle of the picture (esp with such a bright coat.)
I don't know whether it's just my screen, but I can barely make out the egg-filled nest(?) in the corner.

I'm afraid that dog being petted by the infant, looks stuffed and lifeless.
Both of the painting's elements look stuck on (like Fuzzy felts) without cohesion.
The compositions need more planning (looks as though next to no thought's gone into them.)
I think the expression "You only get out, what you put in" applies here.
Ultimately I'm left with an unsatisfying, wishy-washy assortment of old world antiquity; that I imagine is intended for people to mull over as is sometimes done with dreams.

I imagine these girls are meant to look pensive not vacant?

Btw Could you tighten the focus on these pics? Some parts are hard to make out.

"Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not to censure you. And if the answer is yes, correct the fault. If no, give the impression that you have not heard him, or if he is a man whom you respect, explain to him why he is mistaken."
- Da Vinci


 


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