December

This artwork captures the serene beauty of a winter landscape bathed in soft, clear daylight. Dominated by towering, snow-laden trees, their branches are gracefully arched under the weight of fresh snowfall. The light filters through the intricate network of bare branches, casting delicate shadows on the undisturbed snow below. The artist masterfully uses a palette of cool blues and whites, accented with touches of warm sunlight, to evoke a sense of crisp tranquility and the quiet stillness inherent to a winter morning. The distant foliage adds depth, blending softly with the pale blue sky. This piece uniquely conveys both the fragility and resilience of nature, capturing a transitory moment of peace and beauty with remarkable precision. The interplay of light and shadow, alongside the textural detail of the snow, demonstrates the artists keen eye for natural beauty and atmospheric depth.
The painting is a part of the series "My Motherland". Winter bewitches with its charms, with combination of gentle shades of pink, blue, violet. Snow glitters in the sun in the frost and shelters branches of standing trees giving a decorative ornament and enriching the reflexes all around.
Exhibition:
2011/12 “Visible Images”, exhibition at the exhibition hall of the Russian Auction House in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow.
2012 “Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory in the 1812 Patriotic War”, exhibition mounted at the Izmailovo Gallery State Exhibition hall, Moscow.
Publication:
Семён Кожин. Зримые образы: [каталог персональной выставки] / Российский аукционный дом. – СПб.: Рекламное агентство MCMG, 2012. – 32 с. Page 31
Цветнова Т.Е., Салахов Т.Т., Рожин А.И. Семён Кожин Simon Kozhin – М.: Творчество, 2015. – 302 с. Page 102-103