WHY PAINTING IS SO IMPORTANT ...

                                            At all times painting (drawing) was an essential part of educational process for intelligent                                                   people. 
                                             Let's see why it was so: 
                                             L. N. Tolstoy (Russian writer and philosopher well-known all over the world) painted at a                                                    very high level and quite often he illustrated his books by himself.
                                             A.S. Pushkin - world-famous Russian poet and writer - always made sketches for his poems                                               and stories, he was fond of drawing  portraits in profile of 

different people, and monograms.
         English children's writer Beatrix Potter illustrated all her stories by herself.
         Tove Jansson – a famous Finnish writer, created the image of everybody's 

favorite Moomins by herself.
         The list of truly educated people is endless... 
         Let’s look, what important qualities are nurtured, are raised in every individual  

who studeis graphics, calligraphy, oil painting, painting. 
        On the mental level it fosters a healthy critical mind which allows a person to see things as they are and to call phenomena by their certain names, not to be blinded by illusions. 
        For example, the main objective of graphics - is to develop the ability to express on the paper what you really see. The person should be able to convey the reality, as it is, without fictions and illusions. It teaches you to see beauty in the world around us, and find inspiration in the simple things. 
One of the main techniques in painting is: light and shadow technique. 
        How does this skill help us? 
        It teaches us to see the light and dark side of things, phenomena, personality, and to understand that black and white is not good and bad. It shows that without these two parties it is impossible to create good beautiful picture. 
        In the beginning one learns to paint and to see light and dark sides in different things, objects, and then later it helps a person to see different sides in all the situations in his life. That brings a person to his own inner stability, helps him to get rid of the naivety, illusions and manipulation. 
       Further on a spiritual level: throughout history, painting for all the European people was used for  bring their mind and soul into harmony  until  the Eastern tradition brought the belief that only meditation can heal our mind. 
Painting is contemplation of nature, people, objects that shifts the focus from person’s  ego and puts him in the “HERE and NOW” state.
        Giving this skill to children and studying ourselves, we can provide children with the tool which will help them to be engaged in natural spiritual practice during leisure time. 

        Thus children will certainly find inner harmony. 
       At our workshops we give all the basic skills and knowledge :
•    national protective painting,
•    calligraphy - a lost art of beautiful writing, 
•    graphics - pencil drawing, the ability to put on a sheet of paper 

what you see in the world,
•    oil painting - a mastery of color and paints.