Ice cream in painting
Throughout its history ice-cream inspired many artists, writers, poets and photographers. It appeared on the pages of books, paintings and photographs. This dessert as if destined to take its place in the arts to inspire artists. In some works ice cream – hidden in the picture as a barely perceptible detail chronicles, in others – has become almost the central part of the composition. Ice cream appeared in the works of Pablo Picasso – namely, in the painting “The man in a straw hat with ice cream,” painted in 1938 while relaxing on the sea in the south of France.
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Why Claude Monet destroyed his paintings
Instinctively, unaware of what he makes, Monet took a brush and began sketching out the last portrait of Camille. He cursed himself, crying, trying to pry his fingers and release the brush, but fingers did not unclenched, and brush like itself went on canvas. “I’m not a man – he thought – I am an animal rotating mill millstone.” One of the greatest teachers in the history of mankind, formally taught no one. Monet showed us the world not as we see it, but as we feel it.
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Painting ballerinas Chinese artist Stephen Pan
Born in Shanghai in 1963, the boy showed interest in art very early. Pan was five, when his grandfather, famous for calligraphy and poetry, Bo Yin Pan, gave him the first lessons in drawing and painting. Ironically, in spite of his close relationship with formal Chinese traditions in art, Pan fell deeply in love with the paintings of the Renaissance and French Impressionist periods. Meanwhile, aged 13 heridatory artist Stephen Pan won the first of a series of National Art Excellence awards in China for his beautifully rendered oil paintings. Noteworthy, Pan began his teaching career in Shanghai at age 20 and found his young students were eager to study art from him.
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Painting cats Vladimir Rumyantsev
Born in 1957 in a small Russian city of Cherepovets, Vladimir began drawing at the age of four. Rumyantsev graduated from art school with specialization “commercial artist”. And later, he also graduated from the State Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture named after Ilya Repin (1976). Professional graphic artist, Vladimir Rumyantsev is a Member of society of watercolorists of St. Petersburg.

Meanwhile, the main inspiration for the artist – cats. They are so expressive and painted with a sense of humor that can hardly leave anyone indifferent. Besides, cat lovers may recognize their own pets in cats painted by Vladimir Rumyantsev. His cats live in St. Petersburg. They communicate with the angels, walk on the roofs, sing songs, play golf, and enjoy fishing. In general, they lead a normal cat’s life. Charged with love for life and optimism cats communicate with angels and believe that life is good.
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Ukrainian artist Alexander Pavlenko
Born December 3, 1974 in the city of Izmail, Odessa region, Alexander Pavlenko is a talented fine artist. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Art and Pedagogy of Izmail State University in 1998. Between 1990 and 2000, Alexander Pavlenko worked in a private art studio, led by artists Ivan Shishman and Alexander Tylylym. Since 2001, he continued his studies in the studio of the artist Alexei And, Kiev. Pavlenko became the winner of the contest “Young Talents of Ukraine”, which took place in the Palace of Arts “Ukrainian House” in the city of Kiev in 2003. A member of various national and international art exhibitions held in Izmail, Odessa, Kiev, Feodosia, and Koktebel. His artworks are in The National Reserve “Kiev-Pechersk Lavra” gallery “Nave” and in private galleries and collections in Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Austria, France and the United States. Currently, Alexander Pavlenko lives and works in Kiev.
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