August, 2022

Larisa Blokhina's August is a memory of a vivid, tranquil, sunny day at the end of summer. Lush flowers, abundance of fruit, and a room filled with daylight. The still life genre implies the depiction of inanimate objects, which are forever frozen on the canvas. However, the artist's expressionist style brings the objects to life and fills them with motion. We feel the August heat, the breeze from the window, swaying of flowers, bright white tablecloth, and glossy fruit. At the same time, the painting conveys nostalgia, the natural change of seasons, and the arrival of autumn.