From the guestbook

Thank you! We really enjoyed this exhibition. Harmony and peace reign in all of Kuznetsov's works. We gained a closer acquaintance with the wet-on-wet watercolor technique.


Students of the Children's Art School No. 13 Efremova,
Vladimir and Vasily.


I am in absolute admiration of these works! Soft colors, harmony, love for nature, beautiful trees—all of this overflows in V.P. Kuznetsov's paintings. Beautiful, wonderful works; it is a pity he is no longer with us, otherwise I would have interviewed him.


Natalya, Udmurt State University (UdSU), Faculty of Journalism, 2nd year
27.12.2011


The exhibition is delightful! Nature is depicted so harmoniously and vividly. And the snow in the paintings is astonishing—it creates a sense of complete merging with the landscape. Through the static silhouettes of the trees, one can trace the movement of all nature. Thank you for such a wonderful exhibition.


Ekaterina and Elena, Institute of Arts and Design, "Industrial Design", 1st year
28.12.2011


Love for the place where he happened to be born and live breathes from every single watercolor by the artist. It feels as though he took all these images right out of my own consciousness and made them public, showing them to everyone! Thank you to the museum for such a wonderful gift!


09.01.2012


I really enjoyed the exhibition, but especially the painting "The Snowfall."


10.01.2012


Wonderful works, the beautiful nature and watercolors are very inspiring. Thank you!


10.01.2012


A very good exhibition, so many beautiful works. All the paintings convey nature, the weather, and the author's mood with great precision.


10.01.2012


We, the students of the Republican Children's School of Arts (RDSHI), visited Vladimir Petrovich's exhibition and found the highest spiritual fulfillment. Simply astonishing watercolors! What mastery! What a command of craftsmanship in the works created during the winter season. It is technically so difficult… to paint with watercolors in winter… such a variety of compositions and colors captured by the master. A big thank you to Vladimir Petrovich for managing to open our eyes to the beauty of our native land!


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An amazing exhibition, astonishing in the power of its emotional impact. Composition, color palette, technique—everything is fresh, beautiful, and subtle. Thank you!


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Wonderful. Great. Beautiful. Artistic.


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This is not my first time visiting Vladimir Kuznetsov’s exhibition, and like everyone else here, I admire the artist’s astonishing talent. Once again, I am convinced that God's gift is boundless. His works are filled with love for nature and his native land. Thank you to his family for providing such an opportunity to enjoy this miraculous world of Vladimir Kuznetsov’s art.


1st-year students of Udmurt State University (UdSU)


Children's School of Arts (DSHI) No. 12, preschool class. Thank you for creating such a wonderful exposition. We really loved the landscapes. We could feel the artist's love for nature.


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I agree with everything said above. The paintings amaze with their depth and peacefulness; they provoke thoughts about something elevated yet intimately familiar, making us remember childhood, grass, trees, fields—everything that seems to be slipping further away from us today. After all, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, we rarely pay attention to such beautiful things. Thank you to the artist for capturing these moments of nature in his beautiful watercolors. Looking at them, we learn to accept and love life just as it is, with all its "storms," and to find joy no matter what!


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Thank you very much for this wonderful exhibition of watercolors. They are so bright and light. These works radiate warmth and the freshness of nature in its various moods. Thank you to the artist for allowing us to immerse ourselves and feel like a small part of our beautiful Russian nature.


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Thank you for a very beautiful exhibition. I really love watercolors. They radiate warmth and the freshness of different states of nature.


01.02.2012