Oil painting Sky through green branches Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5129

The oil painting on Cardboard titled "Sky through green branches" is a luminous celebration of nature’s vitality, capturing a moment of serene harmony between land and sky, people and place. With expressive brushstrokes and a palette bursting with vibrancy, the artist conjures a world filled with color, warmth, and life’s quiet rhythms. At first glance, the viewer is drawn upward — to a sky so vivid and expansive, it feels almost infinite. Swirls of deep azure and cobalt blue, pierced by patches of lighter, near-turquoise hues, dominate the upper half of the painting. The sky is streaked with white and lavender clouds, softly blending as though painted with the breath of the wind itself. These clouds seem to float gently across the canvas, suggesting a breeze that moves through the landscape, rustling leaves and carrying with it the scents of grass, soil, and summer. Descending into the heart of the composition, the eye is met by a lush expanse of green in every imaginable shade — from luminous lime to deep forest tones, with hints of amber and violet dancing in the shadows. This rich greenery is more than background — it is alive, undulating with the contours of the earth. The brushwork here is thick and spontaneous, each stroke loaded with pigment and emotion. The paint itself becomes foliage, paths, bushes, and the fluttering of leaves caught in the sunlight. Two tall trees on the left side anchor the composition, their trunks marked with expressive reds and earthy browns, and their crowns a riot of layered greens. Their upward reach seems to invite the sky downward, creating an intimate dialogue between tree and cloud, between earth and the heavens. The title, “Sky through green branches,” comes to life here — the painting does not simply show the view, it evokes the sensation of standing beneath those trees, looking up, eyes blinking in the shifting light filtered through the foliage. In the distance, scattered across the gentle slopes and riverbank, small human figures add a narrative depth. A few people, painted with swift dashes of color, appear to be walking, sitting, or perhaps tending to the land. Their tiny presence emphasizes the vastness of the landscape, yet their inclusion infuses the scene with human warmth. They do not disturb the tranquility of the place — rather, they are part of its natural order, their lives woven into the rhythms of the land.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Sky through green branches"
* 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.