Simon Kozhin Paintings

Once while going on a sketch in the outskirts of the village in the backyards and gardens, I met a fox. The fox played with me. He hid behind haystacks behind small hay, and at my ap...

In the strokes of my brush, I’ve captured a dance of colors and light, composing a scene brimming with vitality. This tapestry of oil, woven with fine art's precision, impressionism'...

Light spring rain on the river gives a little ripples on the water. Fish splash and frogs croak, rejoicing at the approach of heat. The transparency of the air and saturation with ox...

In this piece, I poured my passion into capturing the rugged beauty and resilience of nature. The twisted tree stands as a testament to life's strength against harsh conditions, rend...

In crafting this piece, I channeled my reverence for nature’s elegance into each stroke. The interplay of impressionism and realism breathes life into the oil medium, capturing the delicate essence of the bloom. It's a spirited dance of texture and light, meant to evoke a sense of tranquility and contemplation in any space it inhabits. Through these blossoms, I share with you a moment of serene beauty, forever preserved in vibrant hues and dynamic contrasts. A flower with a beautiful structure, delicate color and plastic forms. The very perfection of nature. This creation can be admired endlessly. Original oil painting by the artist Simon...

The artist painted this sketch from plain air near the Setun River in the spring of 2006. This remarkable artwork commands attention through its vivid depiction of a serene forest scene. Centered prominently is a tree with a strikingly bright, moss-green trunk...

PLEASE NOTE: The painting will be shipped WITHOUT a frame. The framing option is available on request with additional shipping costs. Balis small harbor on the island of Crete became...

In crafting this piece, I embraced the serenity of a winter's embrace. With oil as my medium, I layered textures and hues to capture the chill and beauty of nature's slumber. My brus...

Epic cumulus clouds are only in summer. In winter, this phenomenon is extremely rare, and the clouds have a different structure. That evening, when I was painting this sketch, the cl...

In this painting, I sought to capture the serenity and immensity of a snow-covered forest. Using oil paints, I layered textures and hues to recreate the quiet and chilly atmosphere. ...

In 2023, after 20 years, he returned to the illustrations of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel". I wanted to write a couple of stories from a fairy tale, although the series ha...

In my artwork, I have poured the quiet serenity of a winter's embrace. The oils carry the crisp chill of the air and softness of freshly fallen snow. I played with light's delicate d...

On one of the infrequent cloudy summer days, I went to Kerkyra and walked along the picturesque shores of Garitsa Bay, from where views of Ionian Sea and ol...

The artist painted this quick sketch from life in Malia, Greece, on the island of Crete, while painting en plein air in Alla Prima. This miniature work captures the serene coastal la...

In this artwork, I've captured the serene twilight moment, as the day gives way to evening. Using impressionist strokes, I've emphasized the gentle merging of purples and pinks in th...

Around five oclock in the morning the sun rises near the Volga River. In the evening, everything was shrouded in thick fog; in the morning it takes on purple and blue shades. Objects...

The artist painted this plain-air sketch in May 2014 in Kolomenskoye. This artwork is an enchanting landscape painting featuring a vibrant orchard in full bloom. Set against a vivid ...

The sun had almost set, and the color became warm with small cold reflections from the sky in the shadows of the wooden baths on the edge of the village of Semyonovsky. In October, t...

This sketch was painted in the evening after painting in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Chamzinka. The evening was very warm and calm. Usually I am not very interested in...

View from the hill to the field, which is already overgrown with young trees. The trees lined up, with even rare rhythms of more intense green spots on the patchwork ocher blanket of...

On a frosty winter sunny day in Fedoskino, I noticed a simple motif with a forest. A couple of fir trees and tree branches without foliage looked very beautiful in the warm sunlight....

In the April park, I have long had my eye on an old poplar tree, whose silhouette resembles a wise old man.In this oil painting, Ive melded impressionist strokes with a touch of real...

The motive attracted me with its compositional construction. The rhythms of baths and houses with their rooftops at sunset. Warm glancing light and cold shadow. When I was painting t...

The state close to noon in the summer at sea is when the temperature rises to forty degrees Celsius. And the blue haze plunges the distance into the haze, dissolving all objects, con...

October is a very changeable time of year. With an abundance of bright colors in the foliage in sunlight, a simple motif can become the subject of a painting. In this sketch I experi...

These cobalt blue flowers mixed with white primroses grow wild in the mountains of western Turkey. In the Botanical Garden, flowers are planted and ap...

In this oil painting, I sought to capture the vibrancy of autumn through a blend of impressionism and realism. The golden hues of the birch tree, set against a soft, tranquil sky, re...

Traveling in Russia, I wanted to visit the Urals, the Chusovaya River. Since the mistress of the copper mountain lives in the Urals according to fairy tales. These majestic stones wi...

Kyn is a rural locality (a settlement) in Lysva, Perm Krai, Russia. Warm evening, after a hot day, the boats rest off the coast. Gilding sunset on that shore playing with reflection ...

In March, the sun shines more often and there is less snow, it thaws and changes its color adding green shades. The color of trees in the sun becomes more interesting and varied, the...

Living room in an Irish castle in the neo-Gothic style with a soaring ceiling as if striving to heaven. The interior itself is flooded with cold light pen...

The Zvenigorod Monastery is located on the high bank of the Storozhe River, overlooking the Moscow River. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, the beginning of the 15th centu...

February does not often bring sunshine to the city, but short glimpses of light brightly ignite the white snow. The beauty of snow and the play of shades in the sun catches the eye, ...

In the morning, the fog gradually disappears and a view of the village of Kyn opens up among the hills and rocks. Somewhere in the distance you can hear the barking of a dog that sen...

Warm days come in April, when the snow has already melted, and the earth has dried up, the birds are nesting and the air is unusually ghostly and fresh. Sometimes you breathe it in w...

From noon to four in the evening it gets very hot in Crete. Even the wind from the sea is hot and sometimes scalding. Climbing the volcanic soil with rather sharp edges, I carefully ...

I remember this tower of the Bratsk prison from childhood; it was located in another part of Kolomenskoye Park next to the house of Peter the Great. The picturesque texture, imbued w...

A cloudy day in a snowy winter park when the temperature is close to zero and the air is very humid. Snow and sky almost merge in tone and delicate combinations of gray pastel colors...

The view of the pink peaks of the coastal mountains and hills of the Peloponnese is soothing in the evenings. You can look at it for a long time, but fast southern sunsets do not giv...

There is a lot of snow on the boulevard in winter. He wraps the trees like a duvet. Frosty air creates sfumato by plunging and blurring objects in space. Converging colors and tones ...

I painted this still life in the midst of quarantine due to the pandemic in May, the lilacs were just in bloom, and I have long wanted to paint a still life with lilacs. On the stree...

This work was painted in the open air in the shade of trees. It was hot and it was necessary to paint the picture quickly, as the fruit attracted wasps and could quickly deteriorate ...

There is a place on the Peloponnese Peninsula called Niforeika. It is a village and community in the Western Achaia municipality in northwestern Achaia Greece. The place is quite pic...

Evening warm light and almost complete calm on the sea. The singing of the cicadas has already died down, and a cold shadow is slowly creeping from the hill...

This meadery in Kolomenskoye Park is known to many park visitors. It is located next to the front gate to the left of the entrance to the park on the territory of the Kazan Garden. I wrote this sketch in one full-scale session. The snow melted a little and I had the task of understanding the different tones and colors of white shades, reflexes, and at the same time, the meadery itself is quite a picturesque object that reminds me of something from the fabulous illustrations of the artist Ivan Bilibin...

In winter, the enchantress wrapped trees in the Kolomensky garden with her duvet. Many branches of trees broke due to the large amount of snow, and the...

A light frost shackled the branches of trees in Bratsevo Park, covering them with light frost. A short winter day with a fairly low passing sun turns the snow and tree branches pink. Blue falling...

In the Urals, in the village of Kyn, I visited twice. And my attention was attracted by a pine tree that grew on a rather rocky hillside. Despite the harsh conditions, nature brings ...

I wait for spring to come when nature awakens about being filled with energy. As soon as the snow melts and the sun is very hot, this is a short time when there is still no bright greenery, and the color in nature is very gentle. Exhibition: 2009 Exhibition at the Game of Imagination Gallery in the Press Centre of the Izvestiya Publishing House, Moscow. 2011/12 “Visible Images”, exhibition at the exhibition hall of the Russian Auction House in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow. 2016 The personal exhibition "Without formulas" in the gallery of the Transfiguration Cathedral, the State Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve. (Suzdal) «The Great People’s Country». Exhibition at Cultural Center «Ozerov House». (Kolomna) 2017 The exhibition "The attraction of realism" (The Art of the Young) in the School of Watercolor by Sergei Andriyaka.(Moscow) 2018 Exhibition "In Search of Color". Plyos State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. "Museum of the landscape". (Plyos) Publication: Златоверховникова О.Н. Семён Кожин. – М.: Белый город, 2009. – 64 с. – (Мастера живописи. Русские художники). ISBN: 9785779317184. Page 22 Семён Кожин. Зримые образы: [каталог персональной выставки] / Российский аукционный дом. – СПб.: Рекламное агентство MCMG, 2012. – 32 с. Page 29...

This exquisite artwork captures, a plain air study painted by the artist in the village of Kyn during a creative trip to the Urals, captures a quiet landscape at sunset, showing a va...

All year long, nature waits for this short wonderful moment when everything blooms and blossoms. Butterflies and bumblebees fly and hurry to do their job. The park at this time fille...

This naturalistic study vividly captures the serene view of early spring on the quiet bank of the Likhoborka River in the Botanical Garden. The prominent focus is a gnarled, fallen ...

This plain air painting captures a quiet landscape at dusk painted near the village of Zhitkovo in the Tver region, which is characterized by a harmonious combination of colors. The ...

This plain art painting depicts a calm seascape at dusk, painted in soft pastel tones. The painting depicts a quiet harbor in the village of Gumbet in Turkey, where the quiet waves r...

This painting, painted by the artist from nature, is a stunning still life with an ornate Turkish vase full of vibrant flowers, including pink roses and lush greenery, carefully arra...

This plain air painting is a captivating depiction of a wintry landscape rendered in a textured, impressionistic style. The scene captures a frozen Tvertsa river meandering through a...

The picture Shrovetide, produced at nearly the same time, represents the rave of colour and the pagan joy. But the philosophical aspect of the plot is of main importance. In the mome...

PLEASE NOTE for auction listings: The painting will be shipped, not framed. The framing option is available on request with additional shipping costs. The summer heat by the river i...

This view of the square in the Tagansky district from the monument to Dmitry Donskoy in the sketch shows only the cross on the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Serebryaniki on a...

The rocky coast of Bali in Crete gave me inspiration for a whole month. I painted these stones illuminated by the sun, working with color and texture, while looking for a color solut...