Oil painting The day passes with a yellow sunset Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA3988

This oil painting cardboard, titled "The day passes with a yellow sunset", the artist employs an expressive impasto technique, using thick, textured brushstrokes to create depth and movement. The striking contrast between the golden hues of the sunset and the cooler tones of the foreground adds to the vibrancy and warmth of the scene. The foreground is dominated by a richly textured field painted in deep yellows, warm greens, and earthy browns. The heavy layering of paint gives the grass a tangible, almost swaying effect, as if rustling under the last warm rays of sunlight. Scattered patches of red and orange add depth and variety to the field, suggesting wildflowers or the natural shifts in the autumn landscape. In the middle ground, dark silhouettes of grazing cows are dispersed across the pasture, adding life and movement to the composition. Their presence reinforces the peaceful atmosphere, depicting a rural setting where nature and daily life blend harmoniously. The textured brushwork gives them an impressionistic form, allowing them to integrate seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. Tall trees with lush foliage frame the composition, their deep greens and dark blues standing boldly against the radiant backdrop of the setting sun. The thick impasto technique highlights the rugged texture of the trees, making them appear solid and grounded, yet full of movement as if swaying in the gentle evening breeze. Their branches reach upward, partially obscuring the golden sky, creating an interplay of light and shadow. The background is where the true magic of the painting unfolds. The sky is a breathtaking display of warm yellows, oranges, and soft purples, blending effortlessly in a gradient of light. The setting sun casts a brilliant golden glow, illuminating the horizon and reflecting off the land below. The artist’s brushstrokes create a swirling effect in the clouds, suggesting the fleeting nature of this moment, where day gracefully surrenders to the approaching night. Distant houses and barns, painted in muted reds and browns, dot the horizon, their small forms nestled among the rolling landscape. These buildings, though understated, provide a sense of scale and human presence, grounding the composition in the reality of rural life. The harmonious blend of warm and cool tones, the rich textures, and the interplay of light and shadow make this work an evocative celebration of the passing day.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The day passes with a yellow sunset"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the 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.