A painting is not simply canvas and paint. Behind every work lies a story — of time, of place, of people. It is precisely these stories that make art come alive.

In this blog, I — Elena Skobeleva, the artist’s daughter — write about what happens around the gallery: how paintings find their owners, how they are lost and found again, what we read and what we think about in the studio.

The blog includes:

• Stories of Paintings — personal accounts of how works by my father and our creative family were born, travelled the world, and came home. Coincidences are never truly coincidental.
• Exhibitions — participation in Moscow art exhibitions: impressions, photographs, notes.
• Books on Art — reviews of publications on Russian painting, the art market, and the history of Moscow art.
• Stolitsa Magazine — archival publications and materials about Moscow artists.

This blog is a place where art speaks. Read, find what is close to your heart, and write to us.