Oil painting Night meadows Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5819

The Oil painting Canvas titled "Night meadows" captures the mystical beauty of a rural landscape bathed in the quiet embrace of night. With bold, textured brushstrokes and a vibrant palette of deep blues, purples, greens, and luminous highlights, the painting draws the viewer into an atmosphere that is both peaceful and filled with hidden energy. The composition unfolds like a visual poem, balancing the tranquility of nocturnal nature with the subtle movements of life that continue even under the cover of darkness. The foreground is dominated by sweeping strokes of green and blue, representing meadows illuminated by moonlight. The artist applies thick layers of paint, creating a tactile, almost sculptural surface that allows light and shadow to play across the canvas. Bright flashes of yellow-green break through the darker hues, suggesting blades of grass catching faint light, their glow adding dimension and vitality to the scene. This layering gives the impression that the meadow is alive, shifting gently under the weight of night air. In the middle of the canvas, delicate forms of animals—likely goats—emerge in pale white and pink tones, standing out against the darker background. Their presence is subtle yet central, evoking a sense of life and movement within the stillness of the meadows. These figures serve as focal points, their simplicity contrasting with the complexity of the landscape. They embody the essence of rural night: quiet, understated, yet deeply alive. Beyond the animals, the background reveals a band of warm, glowing oranges and yellows, possibly the remnants of sunset or the faint lights of a village on the horizon. This warmth provides a counterpoint to the cool dominance of blues and greens, suggesting both distance and continuity between human habitation and natural landscape. The glowing horizon seems to whisper of human presence, reminding the viewer of the inseparable link between people and the land they inhabit.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Night meadows"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the Art College named after N. Samokish (1887). Teachers in the specialty: V. Grigoriev, M. Morgun, L. Gracer. Painter. The main genres are landscape, still life. The paintings are distinguished by emotional openness, warmth, affirm the harmony of life. Dominants of creativity are the deep roots of national traditions, Ukrainian cultural heritage. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2008). He taught fine art at the Pyryatinsky school - gymnasium of aesthetic education (1988-2008). At creative work. Participated in exhibitions: national and international (since 1978). Personal exhibitions - in Kiev (2003, 2007-2009), Lubny (Poltava region, California (USA; 2006), Poltava (2007, 2010), Priluki (Chernihiv region, 2008), Warsaw (2009). Main works: “Flowers field ”(2007),“ Still life with a daffodil ”(2004),“ Indian summer ”(2007),“ Birch ”,“ Spiral panychi ”,“ Kalina red ”(2004),“ Field of the sun ”,“ Apple blossom ”, “Evening Breath” (2005), “Silence”, “Summer” (2006), “Sunflowers” (2007), “Plowed Field”, “Such is Life ...”, “In the Garden” (2009), “It's Cold” (2010). Individual paintings are stored in the National Museum of Art, National U. T. Shevchenko, Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev, Poltava Museum of Local Lore, lived and worked in the city of Poltava.