Renaissance paintings by Pavel Pokidyshev

For Zara with love. ♥✿♥✿♥✿ Happy Birthday dear Zara!!! ::::::::: Music: “Moonlight Shadow” (Mike Oldfield) baroque lute cover by David Hernández Romero “Can’t Help Falling In Love” (Elvis Presley) Renaissance lute cover by David Hernández Romero ::::::::::: Renaissance paintings by Pavel Pokidyshev Pavel Pokidyshev (Павел Покидышев) Born on December 12, 1965 in Penza (Russia). In 1984 he graduated from the Penza Art College named after (’s studio). In 1993 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, Russian Academy of Fine Arts (’s studio of monumental painting). In 1996 he graduated from post-graduate studies at the St. Petersburg Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after . Since 2000 – a member of St. Petersburg Union of Artists. He teaches graphic design at the Graphic Faculty of State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin. Member of many Russian and international exhibitions. His works are exhibited in galleries and private collections in Russia, USA, Germany, England, Holland, France and China. Pavel Pokidyshev creates in his paintings of his own world, populated by characters who seem to come from the late Renaissance, or from the brilliant eighteenth-century - not by chance the name of the last cycle of paintings of our artist: “Eighteenth century“. Renaissance paintings by Pavel Pokidyshev is a dream world open to thoughtful contemplation and reflection. But each of his artistic expression requires from the viewer sensitive and wise reading, which is bound to respond sympathetic echo in his heart. Renaissance paintings by Pavel Pokidyshev evoke associations with vintage music boxes, secret spring is already cocked, but the strings and bells are silent, replaced by silence of precious colorful, graphic improvisations. (“Music Box” – the name of one of the works of the artist). However, looking at the work of Pavel Pokidyshev one can easily imagine the costumed holiday music – sounds of the harpsichord, violin or hurdy-gurdy, copper signal of hunting horn, clapping salute, timid whisper of lovers, unprecedented singing birds or the rustle of falling leaves, a melancholy, which dissolves in the resonating void timelessness. Akin to this magical sounds – spicy smell of unknown spirits, breathing the aroma of autumn grass or leafing through old volumes, the pages of which come to us with the heroes of forgotten legends. ::::::::::: Music by David Hernández Romero: