A March evening. Tsaritsyno Pond

This plain air sketch painted by the artist in Tsaritsyno Park is a quiet frosty winter landscape, masterfully capturing the play of light and color. The foreground is dominated by the vast snowy expanse of the snow-covered frozen Lower Pond in the park, the shadows depicted on the snow in rapid strokes of cold blue shades interspersed with delicate pink. These dynamic brushstrokes convey the texture and movement of snow driven by a light wind. In the background, a group of sunlit trees can be seen, their warm orange and red hues contrasting vividly with the snow, hinting at the changing seasons. The thin horizon of a ridge of trees on the far shore in a delicate purple shade envelops the stage, topped with pale green and pink, calm sky, heralding sunset. The artist uses a rich pasty technique, adding depth and tactile expressiveness. This work demonstrates the harmony between the tranquility of nature and the vibrant energy of color, being a vivid embodiment of the changing seasons.