Oil painting Autumn is knocking on the windows Oleksiy Ivanyuk

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The oil painting on Cardboard titled "Autumn Is Knocking on the Windows" is an exuberant, emotionally charged tribute to the most poetic season of the year. With bold impasto brushwork and an electrifying palette dominated by reds, oranges, purples, and deep greens, the artist captures that brief and powerful moment when summer has just slipped away and autumn announces its arrival—not with silence, but with a blaze of color and the rustle of golden leaves against the windowpanes. At the center of the composition, a quaint village house with a soft peach-toned thatched roof stands grounded against the swirling intensity of its backdrop. The house, painted in soft lavender and white tones, appears quiet and still, as if it is holding its breath amidst the storm of color unfolding around it. The simplicity of the home—its small arched entrance and modest chimney—evokes a sense of peace, tradition, and refuge. Next to it, a smaller structure peeks through from behind the trees, almost fading into the background, adding to the layered feeling of memory and time. Surrounding these homes is a landscape ablaze with color. The trees dominate the background with towering trunks and wild, flame-like crowns in hues of red, orange, crimson, and violet. Each stroke seems to flicker with motion, mimicking the restless energy of wind-stirred foliage. These trees do not quietly stand watch—they lean forward, stretch upward, and bend into each other, as if stirred by an inner fire. Black and indigo accents weave between the branches like shadows or the outlines of bare limbs preparing for winter. The sky peeks through in patches of turquoise and teal, creating a dramatic contrast to the fiery forest below. It is a late autumn sky—not grey or lifeless, but rich and saturated, offering depth and an unexpected freshness. This cool sky tone calms the otherwise blazing color palette, creating a perfect visual equilibrium. In the foreground, the ground is a vivid mosaic of golden yellow, burnt sienna, grassy green, and deep plum. The earth seems to pulse with energy, echoing the swirling wind that likely moves through the painted scene. The field is not simply a passive stage—it moves with streaks of warm and cool hues, guiding the viewer's eye toward the house and inviting them into this charged, seasonal moment. Thick, expressive paint strokes evoke the sensation of crisp leaves underfoot and the chill of change in the air.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Autumn is knocking on the windows"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* 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.