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<channel><title><![CDATA[ART VENYA - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:25:49 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Art in Dostoevsky Novels]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/art-in-dostoevsky-novels]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/art-in-dostoevsky-novels#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 23:40:03 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/art-in-dostoevsky-novels</guid><description><![CDATA[       It&rsquo;s fascinating to notice Dostoevsky&rsquo;s love for art in his novels. Almost every one of his novels includes references to paintings and detailed descriptions of specific artworks. As one of the most influential and famous thinkers of the 19th century, Dostoevsky used his writing to dive into deep philosophical and psychological issues, and the inclusion of art in his novels raises the question: how did art influence him, help shape his thoughts, and inspire some of his ideas?I [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/published/dostoevsky.jpg?1746661642" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">It&rsquo;s fascinating to notice Dostoevsky&rsquo;s love for art in his novels. Almost every one of his novels includes references to paintings and detailed descriptions of specific artworks. As one of the most influential and famous thinkers of the 19th century, Dostoevsky used his writing to dive into deep philosophical and psychological issues, and the inclusion of art in his novels raises the question: how did art influence him, help shape his thoughts, and inspire some of his ideas?<br />In this section, I would like to examine some of the paintings he mentioned in his novels and try to understand what he thought about them, and how and why he chose to include them in his writing.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights After Rain on Market Street. Chattanooga, TN.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/lights-after-rain-on-market-street-chattanooga-tn]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/lights-after-rain-on-market-street-chattanooga-tn#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 16:28:10 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/lights-after-rain-on-market-street-chattanooga-tn</guid><description><![CDATA[I am excited about this new piece. It's going to be a little bit challenging to use acrylic. I love to work with oil, but will see what happens.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(29, 33, 41)">I am excited about this new piece. It's going to be a little bit challenging to use acrylic. I love to work with oil, but will see what happens.</span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/18198700-1665351497105082-4957894374974459238-n_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Latest Art Project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-art-project]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-art-project#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:34:57 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-art-project</guid><description><![CDATA[ 					 						 						 						 						 							#wsite-video-container-755155672629453565{ 								background: url(//www.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/cool_hd_719.jpg); 							}  							#video-iframe-755155672629453565{ 								background: url(//cdn2.editmysite.com/images/util/videojs/play-icon.png?1482368310); 							}  							#wsite-video-container-755155672629453565, #video-iframe-755155672629453565{ 								background-repeat: no-repeat; 								background-position:center; 							}  							@m [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wsite-video"><div class="wsite-video-wrapper wsite-video-height-480 wsite-video-align-left"> 					<div id="wsite-video-container-755155672629453565" class="wsite-video-container" style="margin: 10px 0 10px 0;"> 						<iframe allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" id="video-iframe-755155672629453565" 							src="about:blank"> 						</iframe> 						 						<style> 							#wsite-video-container-755155672629453565{ 								background: url(//www.weebly.comhttp://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/cool_hd_719.jpg); 							}  							#video-iframe-755155672629453565{ 								background: url(//cdn2.editmysite.com/images/util/videojs/play-icon.png?1482368310); 							}  							#wsite-video-container-755155672629453565, #video-iframe-755155672629453565{ 								background-repeat: no-repeat; 								background-position:center; 							}  							@media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), 								only screen and (        min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), 								only screen and (                min-resolution: 192dpi), 								only screen and (                min-resolution: 2dppx) { 									#video-iframe-755155672629453565{ 										background: url(//cdn2.editmysite.com/images/util/videojs/@2x/play-icon.png?1482368310); 										background-repeat: no-repeat; 										background-position:center; 										background-size: 70px 70px; 									} 							} 						</style> 					</div> 				</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinque terre]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/cinque-terre]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/cinque-terre#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 17:27:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/cinque-terre</guid><description><![CDATA[Working on that piece right now. It brings me memory of the trip in 2011. Beautiful place! Amazing colors!        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Working on that piece right now. It brings me memory of the trip in 2011. Beautiful place! Amazing colors!<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/1906472_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Latest Work]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-work]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-work#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:04:32 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/my-latest-work</guid><description><![CDATA[There are so many cool and scenic places in Chattanooga! I wish I would have more time to paint it all! "Big River Restaurant" Oil on Canvas, 16x20.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#000">There are so many cool and scenic places in Chattanooga! I wish I would have more time to paint it all! <br />"Big River Restaurant" Oil on Canvas, 16x20.</font><br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/8691857_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just finished: Restaurant on Broad St, Chattanooga.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/in-progress-memorries-of-spain]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/in-progress-memorries-of-spain#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:59:56 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/in-progress-memorries-of-spain</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/2091948_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copy of Arkhip Kuindzhi at Our Place]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/copy-of-arkhip-kuindzhi-at-our-place]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/copy-of-arkhip-kuindzhi-at-our-place#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2015 19:25:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/copy-of-arkhip-kuindzhi-at-our-place</guid><description><![CDATA[&#65279;&#65279;&#65279;I always wanted to have something that will remind me landscapes of Russia. That's why I decided to copy a painting of one of the greatest Russian landscape painter Arkhip Kuindzhi. I love his sense of light and colors. He is one of the best at painting light at night, or night byitself. Here you can find more information about him.&nbsp; So, my copy of his work is below. I didn't want to copy every detail. I was focused more on the color harmony and light in his painting [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:justify;"><font size="2"><font color="#2a2a2a"><span style="text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><strong><span class="rangySelectionBoundary" id="selectionBoundary_1430075745573_15526144963189842" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span><span class="rangySelectionBoundary" id="selectionBoundary_1430075745799_5935017895591828" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span></strong><span id="selectionBoundary_1430098411835_11959753022529185" class="rangySelectionBoundary" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span>I always wanted to have something that will remind me landscapes of Russia. That's why I decided to copy a painting of one of the greatest Russian landscape painter Arkhip Kuindzhi. I love his sense of light and colors. He is one of the best at painting light at night, or night byitself.<a href="http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/_show/author/_id/71"> Here you can find more information about him.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span>&nbsp; So, my copy of his work is below</font><font color="#515151">. I didn't want to copy every detail. I was focused more on the color harmony and light in his painting</font></font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span class="rangySelectionBoundary" id="selectionBoundary_1430075745799_9798792257592139" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span><span class="rangySelectionBoundary" id="selectionBoundary_1430075745570_8077681864223732" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span></strong></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-medium " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:10px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/4747706_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming Events]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/upcoming-events]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/upcoming-events#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:50:23 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/upcoming-events</guid><description><![CDATA[Chattanooga Market, &nbsp;Mother's day CelebrationMay 11 @ 11:00 am&nbsp;-&nbsp;4:00 pm   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="line-height: 0; display: none; "></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><font color="#248D6C"><strong>Chattanooga Market, &nbsp;</strong></font></span><a href="http://chattanoogamarket.com/event/mothers-day-celebration-2014/" title=""><span style="font-size: x-large;"><font color="#248D6C"><strong>Mother's day Celebration</strong></font></span></a><span style="line-height: 0; display: none; "></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><font color="#248D6C"><strong><br />May 11 @ 11:00 am&nbsp;-&nbsp;4:00 pm</strong></font></span><br /><br /></div>  <div class="wsite-map"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width: 100%; height: 250px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" src="//www.weebly.com/weebly/apps/generateMap.php?map=google&elementid=540350259540811971&ineditor=0&control=3&width=auto&height=250px&overviewmap=0&scalecontrol=0&typecontrol=0&zoom=15&long=-85.316843&lat=35.0363782&domain=www&point=1&align=1"></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chattanooga Market ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/chattanooga-market]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/chattanooga-market#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:17:36 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Life in USA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/chattanooga-market</guid><description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I was displaying and selling my art work at Chattanooga Market.&nbsp;http://chattanoogamarket.com/&nbsp;               [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#3F3F3F">Last Sunday I was displaying and selling my art work at Chattanooga Market.</font>&nbsp;http://chattanoogamarket.com/&nbsp;</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/1486420_orig.jpg" alt="&#1048;&#1079;&#1086;&#1073;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1077;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;" style="width:100%;max-width:1100px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/7400639_orig.jpg" alt="&#1048;&#1079;&#1086;&#1073;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1077;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;" style="width:100%;max-width:1100px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset in Uskoe Park. Moscow. February, 2011. Oil on canvas, 35x50cm.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/sunset-in-uskoe-park-moscow-february-2011-oil-on-canvas-35x50cm]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.artvenya.com/blog/sunset-in-uskoe-park-moscow-february-2011-oil-on-canvas-35x50cm#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:44:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[understanding artwork]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.artvenya.com/blog/sunset-in-uskoe-park-moscow-february-2011-oil-on-canvas-35x50cm</guid><description><![CDATA[       Moscow Park Uskoe. It is amazing that all you need to do to find yourself in a quiet place without the noise of the big city is take an eight minute walk from Metro Konkovo.This is special place for my wife and me. We enjoyed our time together there by talking a walk. On one sunny day when the sun was going down, (it's getting dark at 4 during winter time in Moscow) we saw a beautiful view. The colors of the sunset were bright and alive, snow was reflecting interesting colors. I think&nbs [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.artvenya.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/11530948/3399623_orig.jpg" alt="&#1048;&#1079;&#1086;&#1073;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1077;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;" style="width:100%;max-width:549px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Moscow Park Uskoe. It is amazing that all you need to do to find yourself in a quiet place without the noise of the big city is take an eight minute walk from Metro Konkovo.<br />This is special place for my wife and me. We enjoyed our time together there by talking a walk. On one sunny day when the sun was going down, (it's getting dark at 4 during winter time in Moscow) we saw a beautiful view. The colors of the sunset were bright and alive, snow was reflecting interesting colors. I think&nbsp;everyone would notice the beauty of nature if they would see something similar to that. I personally truly enjoy nature when I can put my impressions on the canvas. Even then I don't feel satisfaction because I can not fully transmit what is inside. When it happens I better understand what Dostoevsky said: "I am now reading over what I have just written, and I see that I am much cleverer than what I have written. How is it that what is expressed by a clever man is much more stupid than what is left in him?"..</div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>