Untitled 2017

This is a beautiful painting, 40 by 50 cm, by Gennady Mironov that features a cow in a field, rendered in a soft, almost hazy light. I can imagine Mironov layering the paint thinly, building up the scene with delicate strokes to give it that hazy, dreamlike quality. It's like he's trying to capture a fleeting moment, the way the light filters through the trees or the texture of the grass under the cow's feet. And the cow itself, standing there so calmly. It makes me think of other artists who've been drawn to the pastoral, like, say, Courbet. It's about seeing and feeling, not just depicting. It's like Mironov is reminding us to slow down, breathe in the air, and appreciate the simple beauty of the world around us. And that's something that all painters, in their own way, are trying to do, inviting us to share in their vision.