The film tells about the artist Nikolai Andronov. The film includes the following filming: 1 part. Artist N. Andronov at work in his studio: standing with a palette at the easel, painting a picture, sharing his thoughts about painting (sync. And for the frame.). View of the artist's paintings. The artist drinks tea in the studio, stretches the canvas on a stretcher, smokes a pipe. 2 part. Self-portraits of the artist N. Andronov. N. Andronov reflects on painting, incl. and his own (sync. and for the frame.). General view of the artist's paintings. Seagulls fly over the lake. Landscape: lakes, islands, forests on the shores of lakes. The artist collects stones on the shore of the lake. The artist paints in the studio with paints made from stones. Panorama of the artist's studio.