Oil painting Shadows of еvening Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5276

The oil painting on Canvas titled "Shadows of Evening" captures a fleeting and deeply atmospheric moment when daylight begins to yield to the mystery and quietude of dusk. With bold strokes and a confident use of impasto, the artist invites the viewer into a small village, suspended in the warm breath of sunset and the encroaching coolness of evening shadows. The upper third of the composition is ablaze with a dramatic sky that transitions from golden yellows to cooler blues and lavenders. These colors are not simply representational—they seem to radiate emotion, infusing the entire landscape with a charged stillness. The sky, fragmented with thick layers of light and shifting clouds, conveys the last exhale of the sun, casting a burnished glow that ignites the horizon with fire-like brilliance. Beneath this radiant sky stands a line of dense, shadowy trees, their foliage rendered in deep burgundies, purples, and dark umbers. These trees form a natural barrier between the golden light above and the quiet homes below. Through confident brushwork and contrasting tones, the trees absorb the last light of day, their upper branches touched with lingering peach and lilac hues, while their bases dissolve into cool shadow. The village below is nestled into this transitional space, its simple houses depicted in textured strokes of whites, grays, and muted blues. Their rooftops reflect the fading light with soft ochres and slate tones, grounding the scene in an honest, rural familiarity. A blue fence curves gently through the foreground, connecting the architectural forms and guiding the viewer’s eye through the composition. The fence, rendered in thick vertical strokes, has the visual weight of both boundary and rhythm—a reminder of human presence within this natural theater. Dominating the left side of the painting is a tall, tilted wooden structure—perhaps a utility pole or the angled skeleton of a well—painted in pale blues and whites. It leans slightly, adding dynamic tension and anchoring the eye amid the more chaotic brushwork of the trees. This verticality contrasts with the horizontal weight of the rooftops and the fence, giving the composition structure and balance.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Shadows of еvening"
* 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.