Konstantin Prusov

Behind a samovar. 2011

Canvas, oil. 90×75 cm

Samovar is puffing and warming. It's laughing at lovers talk, but serving faithfully - warm tea is so pleasant. A beautiful girl impresses with her bright dress, and a young man flaunts his blue bow tie.

Painting is a precious carpet. Every brushstroke is an ornament here. And I would really like to make my audience smile and maybe make people willing to sit and enjoy a cup of tasty tea.

Bench. 2011

Canvas, oil. 90×75 cm

The lovers are talking quietly.

A groom prepared a gift, a girl held her breath. The moon is shining upon a landscape with lilac and old extensive spruce. But a perfect moment is interrupted by a child running away from his nanny.

We are involuntary spectators of this scene, because lilac beauty attracted us.

The story of this painting is related to my impressions of Abramtsevo Manor. Right there, while sitting on a bench I got an idea. I clearly imagined a manor under the moonlight, people leaving the house, landscape with lilac.

Annunciation. 2011

Canvas, oil. 80x90 cm

It's hard to emphasize one or another painting of mine. I love each work I create but I understand that there are paintings that are main at a given time. "Annunciation" is one of them.

Many artists referred to the plot where Archangel Gabriel was annunciating Virgin Mary about future birth of Jesus Christ.

I wanted to link this plot with Russian house world.

Remembering a cozy house of grandmother Masha I thought that Annunciation could happen in a such atmosphere.