Description of a Painting

If you visit the Ukrainian National museum of Decorative Arts you may take a good look at the pictures of Kateryna Bilokur, a famous Ukrainian artist. When you look at a good picture you feel relaxed and joyful.

One of the means is the composition of the picture. Let's comment on the peculiarities of the famous picture of Kateryna Bilokur " The portrait of the Artist's nieces".

She placed the girls in the centre of the picture probably because the main attention of the viewer should concentrate on them and thus she gave us a chance not only to take a good look at their faces but their figures as well.

The happy faces of the girls, their smiles and also the beauty of the nature that surrounds them attract your attention to the picture.

The eyes are the mirror of the soul. Such features of the character are reflected in their eyes:

The girls are friendly, hardworking, loving and amiable. The artist uses mostly bright and juicy colours

To sum it up, I should admit that the picture in general makes an impression of joy and kindness. It reflects the beauty of the Ukrainian countryside which is noted by everyone who comes to Ukraine.

Questions for discussion:

1. Is it possible for the modern people to live without art?
2. How often do you visit galleries of the fine art? When were you there for the last time?
3. What is your favourite genre of fine art? (Painting in oil, painting in water-colours, fresco, icons, vase-painting, genre painting, graffiti art etc.)
4. Are you fond of painting yourself?
5. Is it possible to be a great artist without hard education?