Oil painting The quiet room and gentle petunias Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№Kalen 1632

The Oil painting Canvas titled “The quiet room and gentle petunias” captures the delicate harmony of domestic stillness and the vibrant liveliness of nature brought indoors. With bold strokes, radiant colors, and a dynamic impasto technique, the artist has created not just a depiction of flowers but a symphony of texture, light, and atmosphere. The work exudes an intimate energy, transforming a simple potted plant into a centerpiece of emotion and visual intensity, making the everyday subject of petunias glow with expressive significance. At the heart of the painting stands the flowerpot, solid and earthy, rendered in warm brown and terracotta tones that anchor the composition. It rests sturdily on a rustic wooden surface, painted with hues of violet, gray, and muted blues, which contrast beautifully with the golden yellows and oranges of the surrounding background. The rough table, with its angular edges and thick textural strokes, conveys a sense of honesty and simplicity, evoking the atmosphere of a lived-in, quiet space where nature is cherished in its most direct form. The petunias themselves burst outward from the pot with an exuberance that dominates the composition. Painted in lush shades of deep violet, burgundy, and crimson, they appear almost sculptural, their petals layered in thick, tactile strokes of oil that seem to ripple and shimmer in the light. Highlights of magenta and flashes of blue enliven the blossoms, while green leaves, painted in bold contrasts of emerald, lime, and forest hues, form a lively foundation beneath. The flowers lean in various directions, their organic movement suggesting both freedom and fragility, as though they carry the quiet breath of the room into the outside world. The background radiates with warmth, bathed in golden yellows, sun-drenched oranges, and touches of turquoise that swirl together in a vibrant mosaic. The artist’s use of color is not passive; instead, it pulsates with life, filling the canvas with an atmosphere that is both calm and electric. This dynamic contrast between the serene presence of the flowers and the energy of the background light embodies the dual nature of the work: the tranquility of the quiet room and the vibrancy of the petunias. The background does not fade away but becomes an active participant in the story, suggesting the warmth of sunlight filtering through a window or the glow of an afternoon sky.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The quiet room and gentle petunias"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 30x35 cm/'11.81x13.77 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* 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 C.n 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.