Oil painting Heat outside the city Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5615

The Oil painting Canvas titled “Heat outside the city” immerses the viewer into a vivid rural landscape under the heavy embrace of summer’s midday sun. Using thick, expressive strokes of impasto, the artist captures the shimmering intensity of heat as it transforms both land and sky into a living, pulsating scene. Every brushstroke seems to vibrate with warmth, conjuring the sensation of standing outside the city during the hottest part of the day, where human presence, nature, and light converge in a single powerful vision. In the foreground, figures dressed in vibrant hues of red, blue, and orange bend over the dry earth, absorbed in their work. Their darkened silhouettes are softened by the bright clothing, providing sharp accents against the sun-bleached tones of the soil. The earth itself is depicted in layered shades of ochre, beige, and pale yellow, textured with ridges and grooves that suggest dryness and the relentless power of the sun. The impasto technique gives the surface a palpable roughness, echoing the parched condition of the fields. Despite the weight of the heat, the figures radiate resilience, embodying the quiet strength of those accustomed to laboring under the summer sky. Beyond them, the middle ground expands with more figures scattered across the canvas, their movements faint but purposeful, as if shimmering in the haze of rising heat. Their brightly colored garments—splashes of yellow, crimson, and orange—punctuate the otherwise sunburnt palette, bringing vitality and rhythm to the composition. This use of color transforms the repetitive toil of field work into a choreography of endurance beneath the scorching sun. Towering in the background, tall trees painted in deep greens, purples, and earthy browns rise dramatically against the glowing horizon. Their elongated forms provide a striking vertical contrast to the horizontal sweep of the fields. They seem both protective and solemn, sentinels that anchor the landscape and remind the viewer of nature’s enduring presence even amidst the exhausting heat. The brushwork here is bold and layered, giving the impression of leaves stirred slightly by the occasional hot breeze, though still weighed down by the heavy atmosphere.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Heat outside the city"
* 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.