Oil painting Moonlight over the village Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5800

The Oil painting Canvas titled "Moonlight over the village" evokes a sense of mystery and quiet enchantment, capturing the delicate interplay between nightfall and the lingering glow of a rural settlement. The artist employs a bold impasto technique and vibrant color palette to create a scene that feels both familiar and dreamlike, combining realism with a touch of expressionist fantasy. At the center of the work, the moon glows as a pale turquoise orb against a sky tinged with deep shades of earthy brown, dark purples, and flashes of luminous green. It is not a calm night sky but one alive with swirling motion and painterly energy, suggesting that even in stillness, the heavens carry movement and life. This moon, though small in size, serves as the anchor of the composition, casting its cool light across the village landscape below. Beneath the celestial glow, a row of trees bursts forth in fiery hues of orange, red, and hints of violet. Their leaves seem to blaze with autumnal brilliance, yet the heavy, expressive brushstrokes give them a surreal, almost flame-like quality. These trees form a barrier between the viewer and the cluster of village houses beyond, creating a sense of both protection and mystery. Their trunks, rendered in strong vertical strokes of black, red, and indigo, provide dramatic contrast to the vivid canopy above, as if they were absorbing both the warmth of the land and the coolness of the night sky. To the right of the composition, a small cluster of village houses nestles quietly under the moonlight. Painted with subdued whites, grays, and blues, these homes exude a sense of humble solidity. Their roofs gleam faintly under the lunar glow, offering a counterpoint to the fiery trees that dominate the left side of the canvas. The buildings seem to rest in peaceful silence, as if the entire village is asleep, guarded by the watchful moon and the sheltering trees. The foreground is particularly striking with its unexpected use of color. Instead of the expected dark earth tones of night, the ground is alive with bold shades of lime green, lavender, and soft yellows. These hues create the illusion of moonlight flooding the grass, transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. The brushstrokes here are thick and directional, guiding the viewer’s eye toward the middle of the painting where small black figures—likely chickens or other village animals—dot the luminous field.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Moonlight over the village"
* 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.