Volga. The Quiet Call of Spring

The landscape ‘Volga. The Quiet Call of Spring’ conveys the fragile, fleeting state of nature at the junction of two seasons. It is a moment when winter has not yet surrendered its position, but the promise of warmth and renewal is already in the air.
The painting depicts the embankment of the great Russian river. The viewers gaze glides over the concrete steps receding into the distance and rests on the wide expanse of the Volga. The water has already freed itself from the ice, but melted, dirty snow still lies on the sandy shore.
The soft sky is painted in the delicate pastel tones of sunset. The ‘quiet call of spring’ can be felt in this subtle light, in the calm but lively water, and in the silhouettes of a few birds in the shallows. The painting is filled with air and silence, conveying the very anticipation of the coming awakening of nature.