Evening on Lake Seliger Painting

I was very inspired by one person, for long hours I tried to grasp her image. I had to do a lot of studies and photos in order to pass her image through me - so that it eventually becomes artistic. But most of all I wanted to "breathe" life in this canvas. I was amazed and inspired by the appearance, I was looking for the most detailed details. And only when I collected everything that was possible, at the behest of this person, I started working on the picture. I painted the picture for a very long time, several years. This size and format once advised me to use my first drawing teacher, promising that I would love it. Indeed, while working in front of this canvas, I seemed to be communicating with the ideal of a person.