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Painted on wood, bark and lubu was developed at the Vologda land not less than carving. Even in ancient times were known areas of painted items which were distributed not only in the province, but also exported beyond it.
Of particular interest is folk art paintings of everyday items, which occupied an important place in the decorative arts of the North. Painted wood extensively on Mezen day life and the Northern Dvina, on Sukhona and its tributaries south and Luza. To decorate your home peasants waxed paint the walls of huts, walls in them, doors, stoves, wooden bowls and various utensils such as bast lukoshek, stand, arcs, rollers, etc.

Particularly favorite subject for the decoration of the Dvina and Sukhonsky peasants was spinning. The most common were stories that reflected the peasant dream of a happy and prosperous life: wedding travel, walks, tea parties, village gatherings, folk dancing, hunting scenes, etc. He often spinning wheels on the Dvina peasants found floral ornament, for reasons that reflect the artist's love of the northern nature. Dvina and SSukhonsky spinning very nicely decorations. In their paintings on white or yellow background, skillfully combining the red and black, green and blue colors.
In the North, was especially developed graphical type of folk painting - with a clear outline of images and the subsequent coloring inside. A major center of a painted dishes and utensils were Permogorov on the Northern Dvina, where already in the XVIII century, painted boxes and a basket, bread bins and baskets, cradles, and sledges, bowls, glasses, beer mugs, and later - spinning wheel.
Slight floral ornament with a characteristic motif lancet leaf emphasizes strict expressive forms of objects. Style permogorskih painting was formed under the influence of developed neighborhood Solvychegodsk and velikoustyuzhskih enamels, blackening of silver, embossing and carving on the bark. This layer of ancient cultures supplemented birds Sirin, unicorns and lions of the cheap popular prints and pictures, and in the XIX century scenes and images of real life, is receiving increasing attention of craftsmen. Therefore permogorskoy painted in lush herbal ornament can be seen floating fish, chicken and worrisome proudly strode cock scene riding in a sleigh, feasts and teas.
The typical folk art image of a used instead of the master, who painted tuesok from the Russian Museum: two windows and a brush from the heavy curtains to signify magnificent chamber, where there is a celebratory feast. Closely seated at the table five human figures in elegant robes and headdresses. As the picture in a frame, scene stands out among the dense vegetation of the ornament.
On the distaff, played by renowned master permogorskim DA Khripunova in 1911, showing a man and a woman for tea. Details transferred table with a samovar, a characteristic gesture, which hold saucer. At his feet sat a cat and a dog, walking about chickens. On the medallion legs - spinner at work and the man with the harmonica in his hands. In these short plays folk artist records their rare moments of leisure. Therefore, they look solemn ritual.
Confident drawing with elastic loops and lines of black coloring with four colors - white, yellow, green and red-brown - give permogorskim paintings unique features.