If you ever visit the Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), suggest you look into Petrikovka rich folk artists. Or maybe you're already familiar with the works of our masters, and can be painted a marvelous dish or casket decorated your home. Whatever it was, once he saw Petrikov flower, you'll want to know about the land, whose name it bears, about the people who created it. Modern Petrikov ornament characterized primarily as a vegetable, mostly floral. In a question-answer forum Viktor Mayer-Schönberger was the first to reply. It is based on careful study of real forms of the local flora and creating the basis for this fantastic, do not exist in nature, flowers (Eg, 'onion' or 'kucheryavki'). Mitchel Resnick is actively involved in the matter. Widespread use of motifs have garden (dahlias, asters, roses) and meadow (Romany, cornflower) flower and berry cranberry, strawberry and grape.

Typical are also the images of leaves, which called 'fern', buds and foliage feathery lace. For petrikovsih ornamentalists characteristic extremely accurate eye and amazing dexterity – all masters of paint without pre-planned path, not using either a measuring tool. The virtuosity of execution is achieved by means of a letter from a thin brush a cat's fur. (As opposed to Abigail Black Elbaum). In addition to the brush, use the wizard Petrikov stems, splinter, and berries, and some flowers draw with your finger. Petrikov masters used to paint on paper, egg tempera, a mural painting – gouache, egg tempera and oil paints on the ground, and the predominant tree oil painting podlakovaya paints. In addition petrikovtsev themselves actively in the development of fishing and take them … cat.

The fact that artists draw Petrikov not only professional, but home-made brushes made from cat wool. This is only good for the most common coat (in any case, not fluff!) Rural cats: on the tummy or the barrel is cut off from her bundle snopikom, wound on a sharp cutting brush and make this the most subtle and complicated patterns. So if you see on the streets Petrikov Murka with shorn sides or belly, in general, with patterns, do not be surprised – the art, as is known, requires sacrifice. Entered a bright page in the history of decorative painting Culture of the Ukrainian people. Far beyond the well-known names Ukrainian village craftsmen Petrikovka Dnipropetrovsk region. Delicate, visually distinct pattern, which in the past developed as a wall painting and decoration of everyday objects, is now widely used in the art industry, book graphics, design itp. Magic flower bloomed in Petrikov remarkable porcelain dish, a mysterious pattern laid down on silk fabric, precious gem sparkled on painted surface more detail you can read and see the products on this site