Oil painting Boats under the moon Yuriy Suprunchuk

№AAA4392

The oil painting on Cardboard titled "Boats under the Moon" captures a poetic and tranquil moment along a coastal harbor, where the serene glow of the moonlight gently illuminates the calm water and the resting boats. The composition transports the viewer into a quiet seaside scene, rendered with expressive brushwork and a rich yet harmonious palette of blues, purples, golds, and soft pastels. The mood is peaceful, contemplative, and filled with a quiet magic that belongs to the hours when the sun has set and the world slows down. The focal point of the painting is a small fleet of wooden boats, scattered across the sandy shore and into the gentle tide. Some lie still on the beach, their hulls angled with the natural curvature of the ground, while others float lightly on the water’s surface, gently rocking as if breathing in unison with the sea. The boats vary in size and color, each with its own distinct character, suggesting stories of voyages and fishermen, rest and resilience. A lone boat with a tall sail catches the eye at the center, gently cutting through the moonlit reflections, suggesting a quiet departure or a solitary journey across the night waters. The moon, rendered as a soft, luminous sphere in the sky, casts a silver ribbon of light across the surface of the bay. This shimmering path of reflection serves as both a visual anchor and a poetic element, tying together sky and water, light and shadow. The brushwork in the water captures its fluidity and translucence, with glimmers of lavender, pale green, and silvery white dancing atop deep blue currents. The painter’s ability to suggest movement with loose, confident strokes adds life and motion to an otherwise still and reflective moment. The background reveals a distant coastal town, its softly defined architecture rising in warm, muted colors against the horizon. Warm ochres, burnt reds, and earthy browns evoke an old, timeworn port, where history lingers in every building. Rooftops and towers pierce the sky, their silhouettes softly diffused in the moonlit air. To the right, a hill rises, crowned by a lighthouse or temple-like structure, echoing the timeless relationship between land, sea, and navigation. These architectural elements lend a sense of place and narrative, grounding the painting in a real yet dreamlike coastal world.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Boats under the moon"
* ARTISTS: Yuriy Suprunchuk
* SIZE: 18x24.6 cm/'7.08x9.44 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: Zhitomir artist Suprunchuk Yuri Sergeevich Born on April 11, 1961, in the city of Zhitomir. Graduated from the Zheleznogorsk Art School, R. (1982). Teachers in the specialty: V. Chukuev, E. Nikulin. Painter. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2002). Major works: "Near the house" (2005), "Winter on the outskirts of Zhitomir" (2006), "Autumn still life" (2004). Lived and worked in the city of Zhitomir.